Inaugurations and Technology

Advances in communication technology have contributed to the public’s awareness of the inaugurations of their presidents.

Technological firsts which have contributed to press coverage of inaugurations include, among others:

First broadcast by radio: Calvin Coolidge, 1925

First sound newsreel: Herbert Hoover, 1929

First broadcast by television: Harry S. Truman, 1949

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Calvin Coolidge delivers his Inaugural Speech, 1925. Library of Congress