Exhibit 23.1


               Consent of Independent Accountants


We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Prospectus constituting part of this Registration Statement on
Form S-3 of our report dated February 14, 1997, which appears on
page 48 of the 1996 Annual Report to the Stockholders of The
Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc., which is incorporated by
reference in The Interpublic Group of Companies, Inc.'s Annual
Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996.  We
also consent to the incorporation by reference of our report on
the Financial Statement Schedules, which appears on page F-2 of
such Annual Report on Form 10-K.  We also consent to the
reference to us under the heading "Experts" in such Prospectus.



Price Waterhouse LLP
New York, New York
April 29, 1997