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Here's a bit of trivia: Samuel Patten happens to be the grandson of "the grand dame of Washington society." Susan Mary Alsop.

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Very lovely woman.
Ms. Alsop even hosted Kissinger for the live watching of the Frost/Nixon interview in 1977.

Pretty funny story ⬇️:
Here's another fun fact: Patten definitely knew he had screwed the pooch with FARA.

In a 2014 article on Patten's lobbying work in Iraq, he said "out of an abundance of caution" he filed under FARA. 😜
Patten's got a helluva resume.

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