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President Washington communicated with the people primarily through his State of the Union address, in which he provided his praises to Congress and suggestions for the future on what should be done about certain regulatory issues as well as certain controversial issues like the national debt.
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President Lincoln communicated with the American people via his debates with figures like Stephen Douglas. These debates were published in newspapers and helped informed the public. Moreover, Lincoln adopted the use of the telegraph for communication with his commanders during the American Civil War. Lincoln's strategy of communication differed from Washington's in that it less directly addressed the American people Still, these debates would influence the American people as they do today.
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President McKinley communicated his ideas to the American people through film. Moving pictures would showcase events like reenactments of McKinley receiving the Republican nomination. This method of communication was entirely impossible for someone like President Lincoln, but both figures certainly showcased how the most novel technology, no matter how underdeveloped, has been used by presidents to show the people their ideas and push their political agenda.
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President Theodore Roosevelt communicated his ideas to the people through mass-market national newspapers, which were largely the first of their kind. These newspapers were seen by people on both sides of the political spectrum, so they were very directly indicative of what the president believed according to his own words. fksjdfljdlkfjslakdfjlksdjflkdsjflkasjfldjsfa;ljdlksjlfjkadslf