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From Wellesley to organizer in chief
Wellesley grad Katie Johnson, 27, will be Barack Obama’s personal secretary. Wellesley grad Katie Johnson, 27, will be Barack Obama’s personal secretary. (Office of the President-elect)
By Brian C. Mooney
Globe Staff / January 14, 2009
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When Katie Johnson visits the West Wing on Friday, she won’t be a tourist. Outside the Oval Office, the 27-year-old daughter of a Brookline couple will stop to check out the desk she will take Tuesday when she becomes the personal secretary to the 44th president of the United States.
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Since graduating from Wellesley College less than six years ago, Johnson - K