We had a seat on the floor of the US House of Representatives for a State of the Union (SOTU) speech for the first time on January 20, 1972. We had floor privileges then because as a young congressional aide we had ascended to the lofty position (or so we thought) of staff director of the House Republican Conference.
Thereafter, as a staffer, Michigan Co…
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