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Larry Melvin Speakes (September 13, 1939 — January 10, 2014) was an American journalist and politician. He was the acting press spokesman for the White House under President Ronald Reagan. He held the position from 1981 to 1987.[1]
Speakes died in Cleveland, Mississippi on January 10, 2014 after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, aged 74.[1][2]
References
[change | change source]- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Michael D. Shear (January 10, 2014) Larry Speakes, Public Face of Reagan Era, Dies at 74 New York Times. Retrieved January 11, 2014
- ↑ Former Reagan Spokesman Larry Speakes Dies at 74 - ABC News
Other websites
[change | change source]- Announcement on Speakes receiving the Presidential Citizens Medal Archived 2011-06-04 at the Wayback Machine
- The Presidency Project - Appointment of Larry M. Speakes as Deputy Assistant to the President and Principal Deputy Press Secretary to the President, June 17, 1981