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    Who was the first US president to appear on TV?

    Question #8154. Asked by Amin. (Nov 25 00 10:10 PM)


    billfay

    		Franklin Delano Roosevelt.

    Nov 25 00, 10:52 PM
    themonarch

    		The first president to appear on black & white television was Franklin Delano Roosevelt on April 30, 1939 at the opening ceremonies for the World’s Fair. But, Harry S. Truman was the first president to give an address from the White House on October 5, 1947. The first president on color television was Dwight D. Eisenhower on June 6, 1955, when he appeared at his 40th class reunion at the U.S. military academy at West Point.

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    Jan 13 08, 10:59 AM

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