Larry Speakes
Larry Speakes
Larry Melvin Speakeswas an acting press spokesman for the White House under President Ronald Reagan, having held the position from 1981 to 1987...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPublic Servant
Date of Birth13 September 1939
CountryUnited States of America
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Rules for a White House Spokesman: No. 1 is always tell the truth. I've got only one currency, that's the truth. There are 10,000 ways to say "no comment," and I've used 9,999 of them. The second rule is don't be afraid to say, "I don't know." You may look dumb, but if you don't know you can't give them hot air because it always shows on your face.
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Ol' Shoot from the Lip," we call him.
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This job has probably got the most screwing-up potential in the world.
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absolutely no alert measures ... are necessary at this time or contemplated.
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Being a press secretary is like learning to type: You're hunting and pecking for a while and then you find yourself doing the touch system and don't realize it. You're speaking for the president without ever having to go to him.