This Day in History Entry #273
April 30th, 2014 by Wordsman
The first prez to appear on TV
Was not Truman, and not Kennedy
At the New York World’s Fair
(And nowhere beyond there)
Was a broadcast that starred Frankie D
Event: Franklin Delano Roosevelt becomes the first U.S. president to appear on television
Year: 1939
Learn more: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1939_New_York_World%27s_Fair#Grand_opening
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April 30th, 2014 at 3:41 pm
What about Herbert Hoover? Wasn’t he on TV in the 1920’s, before he even became President?
May 1st, 2014 at 11:46 pm
I think you just answered your own question.