‘We belong in that room:’ April Ryan on covering the White House (NPR+)

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April Ryan proudly claims the title of “longest-serving Black White House correspondent.”Consider This host Juana Summers spoke with her about covering the President, then and now.To unlock this and other bonus content — and listen to every episode sponsor-free — sign up for NPR+ at plus.npr.org. Regular episodes haven’t changed and remain available every weekday.Email us at considerthis@npr.org.

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