Background
Speakes, Larry Melvin was born on September 13, 1939 in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Harry Earl and Ethlyn Frances (Fincher) Speakes.
executive press secretary public relations
Speakes, Larry Melvin was born on September 13, 1939 in Cleveland, Mississippi, United States. Son of Harry Earl and Ethlyn Frances (Fincher) Speakes.
Student, University Mississippi, 1961. Little D. (honorary), Indiana Central University, 1982. Bachelor in Journalism, Indiana Central University, 2001.
News editor Oxford Eagle, Mississippi, 1961-1962, Bolivar Commercial, Cleveland, 1962-1963, managing editor, 1965-1966. Deputy director Bolivar County Civil Defense, 1963-1965. General manager Progress Publications, Leland, Mississippi, 1966-1968.
Editor Leland Progress, Hollandale Herald, Bolivar County Democrat, Sunflower County News. Press secretary to Senator J.O. Eastland United States Senate, 1968-1974. Staff assistant The White House, 1974, press assistant to special counsel to President, 1974, assistant to press secretary, 1974-1976, assistant press secretary, 1976-1977, press secretary, 1977.
Vice president Hill & Knowlton, Inc., international public relations public affairs counsel, Washington, 1977-1981. Assistant to President, principal deputy press secretary The White House, 1981-1987. Senior vice president Merrill Lynch & Company, Incorporated, New York York City, 1987-1988.
Vice president communications Northern Telecom Ltd., Washington and Toronto, Ontario, Canada, 1991-1993. Senior vice president corporation relations United States Postal Service, Washington, 1994-1998, senior advisor to postmaster general, since 1998, manager of advertising, since 2001. Corporation communications consultant, lecturer on press and politics, 1988-1991.
(Larry Speakes, press secretary for American President Ron...)
Author: (with Robert Pack) Speaking Out: The Reagan Presidency From Inside the White House, 1989. Contributor Crisis Repsponse: Inside Stories on Managing Image Under Siege, 1993.
Salvation is achieved through profound believe in God.
Every Church statement in social or economic field should be seriously considered and demonstrate a competence in political sphere.
Every individual should try to be open to others and willing to be changed. Therefore, community members should meet regularly in order to open their hearts, share their knowledge, thoughts and experience.
Member Arthur Page Society (trustee), Public Relations Seminar, Sigma Delta Chi, Kappa Sigma (Man of Year 1982), Lambda Sigma, Omicron Delta Kappa.
Married Aleta Merkel, October 5, 2001. Children from previous marriage: Sondra LaNell, Barry Scott, Jeremy Stephen.