Reagan's administration worked in the same way. But Reagan himself was a prolific correspondent, and personally dictated a much greater share of those replies

Reagan's administration worked in the same way. But Reagan himself was a prolific correspondent, and personally dictated a much greater share of those replies than most 20th century presidents. (Reagan also was known for reading articles and scribbling notes to staff about a note to send "from him" about the content-- quite a few journalists and essayists received Reagan letters).