I’m not familiar with how the autopens are set up. Is there a User ID and password required to operate the machine, or is it like a general purpose copier in a large office?
It’s a simple pantograph setup using a cut out signature template. Use should be logged except for greeting cards and such. Plenty of photos.
My son ran the autopen for one of Trump’s secretaries in his first term and they had three signature variations that included initials. The lawyers of the various departments would research and answer questions from members of Congress and other sources. Since a secretary can’t research & sign every document, the autopen is used and had the weight of the Secretary’s actual signature BUT every response that is made and sent out has the lawyers research behind the response.
I believe all or most of the departments had what they called the Office of the Secretariat which handles this type of info. I’m not aware of the White House having one but couldn’t say for sure either.