+Famous Televised Presidential Addresses

+Famous Televised Presidential Addresses - Greatest televised presidential addresses When the president comes on television it’s a moment that captivates millions up, down and across the nation. Sometimes they make you cringe, angry, cheer and emote in various ways and often they are monumental. In the 60 years (today) since Harry S Truman’s first coast-to-coast live broadcast the presidents TV voice has grown and it’s now an essential part of their legacy’s. Many of these speeches has marked a change in the world and important events that effect far and wide outside of the USA and that’s why they are of such huge significance. The world is bigger than you and I and the actions of the country we live in are ofte far fetching. +Famous Televised Presidential Addresses - Greatest televised presidential addresses A huge part of being a president in this modern day and age is being able to deal with the media and address the public in a way that makes them feel like you are doing it for them. Some do better than others and the current Pres is arguably one of the best ever and has given inspiration to many who feel they may one day want to hold such a position or even people who just want to talk a little better infront of a crowd. Over the years many amazing speeches have been seen on the box and we are going to take a look at a few of them. Harry S. Truman - Sept. 4, 1951 Using microwave technology for television Mr Truman broadcast the first coast to coast speech accepting the Multilateral Treaty of Peace with Japan which effectively ended WWII. It aired in 87 stations in 47 cities across the USA. This video has a clip of the speech. Dwight D. Eisenhower - Jan. 17, 1961 Eidenhower left office with a monumental televised speech. Eisenhower’s farewell address warned the public of military-industrial complex. John F. Kennedy - Oct. 22, 1962 At the beginning of the Cuban Missile Crisis Kennedy went on TV to talk about nuclear missle sites found in Cuba belonging to the Soviet Union. He talked about the US’s plans to stop further supplies being shipped there and a navel blockade ensued. It looked like the end of the world for a while but then an agreement was reached. The Soviet Union remove missiles from Cuba & U.S. remove missiles from Turkey and not invade Cuba. Lyndon B. Johnson - March 15, 1965 Johnson went infront of congress and the cameras to talk about the death of death of minister and civil rights activist James J. Reeb. It led to the signing of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 a few months later. Richard M. Nixon - Aug. 8, 1974 So far Richard Nixon is the only president to resign. The history making Nixon resignation came about following the Watergate scandal. Gerald R. Ford - August 9, 1974 The day after Nixon resigned Mr Ford was signed in as the 38th President of the USA. President Ford's inaugural speech included the famed line ”Our Long National Nightmare is Over”. Jimmy Carter - July 15, 1979 It’s often referred to as the Malaise speech. Malaise means a feeling of it not being quite right! +jimmy Carter crisis of confidence speech also discussed the 1970s energy crisis and he asked all Americans to conserve energy and be patriotic. Ronald Reagan - June 12, 1987 On the 750th anniversary of Berlin at the Brandenburg Gate Reagan talked about freedom and prosperity for the Eastern Bloc. It included the famous challenge to Mikhail Gorbachev when he said ”Tear down this wall”. George W. Bush - Sept. 11, 2001 Can you believe we are heading to the 10th anniversary of the awful september 11 attacks on the New York City twin towers. The world has certainly changed since then and many would say not for the better! On 11th September 10 years ago President Bush addressed the nation and uttered the words “A great people has been moved to defend a great nation”. Barack H. Obama - January 20, 2009 Obama has always had a way with words and the 2009 Obama inaugural address was no different. That day felt like a day of change and I think he may look back at that day and realise how little he really knew about the obstacles he would face under his presidency. 1.8 milllion people attended Obama’s inauguration which set new records. Related: Books written by Presidents +Famous Televised Presidential Addresses - Greatest televised presidential addresses So did we miss any addresses you think should be on the list for good or bad? What was your favorite and for what reason and who do you think has been the best TV president? Thanks for reading, I am looking forward to your comments –  +Famous Televised Presidential Addresses - Greatest televised presidential addresses Adapted from the original post on The Random Forest .

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+Famous Televised Presidential Addresses