There was a memoir written by a stenographer who worked recording and transcribing events in the Obama White House. It was pretty good. One thing I remember from it was the work needed so that everything was recorded. It was impressive.
When I read that Trump made a practice of tearing up the papers documenting his meetings I knew he wasn't good news for historians, even though he was worth a lot to journalists. That's now confirmed by this report of the missing transcripts of 8 percent or more of Trump's speeches. It's not a loss to the history of oratory and given his incessant repetition of his best hits probably not a big loss to history of his presidency, but it's a loss.
Damnit--presidents are supposed to follow the law. And Republican presidents are supposed to be organized.
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