“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.”
Quote by Larry Speakes
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Larry Speakes
Larry Speakes, the former White House Press Secretary of the United States, was born on September 13, 1939, and passed away on January 10, 2014. He served as the Press Secretary from 1973 to 1977, witnessing many significant events in American politics and society during the Nixon and Ford administrations. more
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