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Longtime Washington liaison Riedel to retire at 57
Richard Langham Riedel, longtime Senate press liaison since 1918, announces retirement to write a book and spend time with family. Tributes pour in from Republicans and Democrats alike. Noted for courtesy, accuracy, and verbatim relay of answers, Riedel has known hundreds of senators and many famed political figures.
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Kenneth Scheibel
la Crosse Tribune
Washington Bureau
Washington
Richard Langham Riedel
Riedel
Washington Press Corps
Senate
Montana
Mike Mansfield
Richard
Everett Dirksen
Ill
Dirksen
Francis E. Warren
John H. Bankhead
William E. Borah
Henry Cabot Lodge
Ambassador
Hiram Johnson
The
la Follettes
John Sharp Williams
Boise Penrose
Thomas Walsh
Matthew Neely
Kenneth McKellar