Larry Speakes

former White House spokesman
Person human Q6491144
Larry Speakes
Series: Reagan White House Photographs, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 Collection: White House Photographic Collection, 1/20/1981 - 1/20/1989 · Public Domain · Wikimedia

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20 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[11]
Date of birth
September 13, 1939
Date of death
January 10, 2014
Place of birth
Cleveland
Place of death
Cleveland
Country of citizenship
United States[7]
Occupation
journalist
Position held
White House Press Secretary (1981–1987)[8]
Member of political party
Republican Party, Democratic Party[12][13]
Citizenship
United States
Languages spoken, written or signed
English
Given name
Larry[15]
Manner of death
natural causes
Medical condition
Alzheimer's disease
Name in native language
Larry Speakes
Place of burial
Mississippi[6]
🏷️ Also known as
en Larry Melvin Speakes en Larry Speakes ar لاري سبيكس es Larry Melvin Speakes he לארי ספיקס ja ラリー・スピークス zh 拉里·斯比克斯 zh 拉里·斯皮克斯
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American National Biography ID
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BIBSYS ID
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C-SPAN person numeric ID
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C-SPAN person string ID (deprecated)
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Deutsche Biographie (GND) ID
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FAST ID
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Freebase ID
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Geni.com profile ID
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NDL Authority ID
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NUKAT ID
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National Library of Israel J9U ID
987012330088705171
National Library of Korea ID
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Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
07395389X
Notable Names Database ID
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Prabook ID
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SNAC ARK ID
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U.S. National Archives Identifier
10573060
WorldCat Entities ID
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Summary

Larry Speakes was born in Cleveland[1]. He was born on September 13, 1939[2]. He died in Cleveland[3]. He died on January 10, 2014[4]. He worked as a journalist[5].

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Personal Life

Political affiliations include Republican Party[12], a political party[16], in United States[17], founded in 1854[18], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[19] and Democratic Party[13], a political party[20], in United States[21], founded in 1828[22], headquartered in Washington, D.C.[23].

FAQs

Where was Larry Speakes born?

Larry Speakes was born in Cleveland[1].

Where did Larry Speakes die?

Larry Speakes died in Cleveland[3].

What did Larry Speakes do for work?

Larry Speakes worked as journalist[5].

Where did Larry Speakes go to school?

Larry Speakes was educated at University of Mississippi[9].

What awards did Larry Speakes receive?

Honors received include Presidential Citizens Medal[10].

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Direct Wikidata claims

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  2. [3] ↑ . Freebase Data Dumps. wikidata.org.
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  10. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  11. [10] ↑ . reaganlibrary.gov. reaganlibrary.gov. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  12. [14] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  13. [2] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  14. [4] ↑ . SNAC. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.

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  2. [17] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  3. [18] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
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  5. [20] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  6. [21] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  7. [22] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site
  8. [23] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org. → on this site

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