Jennifer Hirshberg to Be Press Chief for Nancy Reagan
Jennifer Hirshberg, a government public relations specialist who once taught in Glendale, Calif., will succeed Sheila Tate as Nancy Reagan’s $55,733-a-year press secretary, effective Feb. 11, the First Lady announced today.
Hirshberg, 42, a former reporter for the Washington Star, is currently director of the Office of Public Affairs for the Federal Trade Commission.
In a telephone interview she said that she contemplates no changes in the First Lady’s operations. “Things are going just fine,” she said. “We’ll have more of the same.”
Her previous experience included director of corporate communications for Bendix Automation in Cleveland. She also taught English and was an assistant professor at Glendale Community College for seven years.
Hirshberg received her BA from Cornell University and her MA from California State University at Los Angeles.
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