
                                                                 EXHIBIT 23.1




INDEPENDENT AUDITORS' CONSENT

We consent to the incorporation by reference in this Post-Effective Amendment
No. 2 to Registration Statement No. 33-82240 of Dean Witter, Discover & Co.
("DWDC") on Form S-8 (relating to the DWDC Tax Deferred Equity Participation
Plan) of our reports dated February 21, 1996, appearing in and incorporated
by reference in the Annual Report on Form 10-K of DWDC for the year ended
December 31, 1995.





New York, New York
February 18, 1997


