Presidents Communication

By CollinKeeton
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    Washington

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Washington communicated with the people through an inaugural address which would be put in the newspapers.
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    Lincoln

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Lincoln communicated using many telegraph messages that were sent to his generals and people.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    Lincoln had direct access and communication over a large land area with the telegraph.
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    McKinley

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Had people come to him using railroads which were new.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    Lincoln had no way of mass transporting people over a large area and only had the messaging power.
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    Teddy Roosevelt

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Roosevelt communicated with witty catchphrases and slogans that many people like political cartoonists took light of.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    He had a more influential presence inside of newspapers and cartoons.
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    FDR

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Direct communication over the radio and television with his famous fireside chats.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    He had a very famous direct connection where people could see him and feel like he was inside their home talking to them next to a fire.
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    JFK

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    First President to effectively utilize the TV to win office. Also had a live press conference.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    He was found more on the TV than the radio.
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    Clinton

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Appearing on television.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    First President to send an email.
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    Obama

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Through all the prior methods.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    Obama sent the first tweet through Twitter.
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    Trump

    How did the president communicate with the people?
    Primarily using Twitter and being shown on TV.
    How did it change from the previous president?
    He actually used Twitter often and created his own tag.