October 5 in American History
President Truman delivered the first-ever televised address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on grain to help feed a starving postwar Europe. Only a few thousand households had TVs — but the medium that would reshape the presidency had just made its debut in the East Room.
In 1947: the first televised presidential address. President Truman delivered the first-ever televised address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on grain to help feed a starving postwar Europe.
President Truman delivered the first-ever televised address from the White House, asking Americans to cut back on grain to help feed a starving postwar Europe. Only a few thousand households had TVs — but the medium that would reshape the presidency had just made its debut in the East Room.
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