On this date in 1944, Harry S. McAlpin was the first African-American journalist admitted to a white house press conference.
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"From then on, I realized this is what I want to do, what I'm supposed to do: Giving energy and receiving it back through applause. I love it. That's my world. I love it. I enjoy it. I live for it.
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