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1789–1800. Following his April 1789 inauguration, President George Washington occupied two private houses in New York City, which served as the executive mansion.
Oct 7, 2015 · Though FDR experimented with television on a small scale in 1939 by using screens to speak to World’s Fair attendees, Harry Truman was the first president to use TV on a national level when he took...
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Mar 11, 2015 · The Trumans helped redesign most of the state rooms and decorate the second and third floors, and the president proudly displayed the results during a televised tour of the completed house in...
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1923-1929. President Calvin Coolidge was the first president to use radio to speak directly to the citizens of the nation, broadcasting monthly programs. 1929. President Herbert Hoover formally established the position of the press secretary, hiring George Akerson to the position. 1933-1945.
On Feb. 14, 1962, first lady Jacqueline Kennedy gave the first broadcast tour of the White House, offering the public a glimpse of the historic home that had...
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Oct 10, 2024 · On August 24, 1814, British troops marched on Washington, DC, and burned the White House, the Capitol, and several other public buildings. Hoban returned to rebuild the residence, and while...
Oct 5, 2017 · FDR’s broadcast was transmitted on April 30, 1939 from the World’s Fair in Flushing, Queens. It aired only on monochrome receivers temporarily set up at the New York City fairgrounds and at...
