EXHIBIT 23.1


                CONSENT OF INDEPENDENT ACCOUNTANTS


   
      We hereby consent to the incorporation by reference in the
Prospectus constituting part of this Amendment No. 1 to the
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. (the
"Company"), which is incorporated by reference in the Company's
Annual Report on Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 1996,
as amended by the Company's Amendment Number One on Form 10-K/A
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, as amended by the Company's Amendment Number
One on Form 10-K/A for the year ended December 31, 1996. We also
consent to the reference to us under the heading "Experts" in
such Prospectus.
    


                                    PRICE WATERHOUSE LLP

   
                                    New York, New York
                                    January 20, 1998