by Anony Mee, American Thinker:

The modern use of the autopen by presidents has been around for a few decades now, probably since Harry Truman.  It’s a useful mechanism.  The President’s signature is affixed to loads of documents, most having little public significance.

My father was a WWII veteran.  When he passed away, the family received a letter of condolence signed by the President.  Because my father’s name had an unusual spelling, they got it wrong — four times!  By the time we received a letter with his name properly spelled, nearly everyone in the family had their own copy.  It was nice to get an acknowledgement of his life and service, even if signed by the autopen.