Larry Speakes
Former White House spokesman · United States · On the map · Journalists · Lived 1939 to 2014 · aged 74
Larry Melvin Speakes was an American journalist and spokesperson who acted as White House Press Secretary under President Ronald Reagan from 1981 to 1987. He assumed the role after Press Secretary James Brady was shot on March 30, 1981.
Larry Speakes is read about 44 times a day, in 13 languages.
A typical day, 30 days to 21 June 2026
The middle day of the days counted, so one week of news cannot move it. The line under it is the last 60 days, one point a day.
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United States
Category
Journalists
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Journalist
Status
Deceased
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Lived 1939 to 2014 · aged 74
