The type of autopen machine at issue in the controversy over Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's mechanized signature on condolence letters to killed soldiers' families has been in use by the government for years, and went public during President Gerald Ford's time in office. NPR's Robert Siegel talks with Philip Ross, an attorney and collector of political memorabilia, and David Laurell, associate editor of Autograph Collector Magazine.
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