Merrie Spaeth

Biography

Merrie Spaeth is an American public relations and communications consultant born on August 23, 1948, to Dr. Philip G. Spaeth and Marcia Ryan Spaeth. She began her career at age 15 in the film "The World of Henry Orient," later graduating from Smith College with honors and earning an MBA from Columbia Business School. Spaeth has worked as a speechwriter for William S. Paley and hosted her own television show, before serving as White House Director of Media Relations under Ronald Reagan.