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White House shorthand: Romagna and Wagner cover rapid press conf
Josephine Ripley profiles White House shorthand reporters Jack Romagna and Augusta Wagner. Romagna, translating the President’s rapid speeches, races through transcripts aboard cars trains and ships, while Wagner quietly records spoken briefings for the State Department. Male and female reporters face pace and accuracy challenges at improvisational briefings.
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Christian Science Monitor
Josephine Ripley
Jack Romagna
Truman
Romagna
White House
Mr. Romagna
Atlantic Ocean
Council of Foreign Ministers
London
State Department
Augusta Wagner
Miss Wagner