On May 30, 1922, President Warren G. Harding became he first
president to have his voice transmitted by radio while addressing
a crowd at the dedication of the Lincoln Memorial.
The broadcast heralded a revolutionary shift in how presidents addressed the American public. It was not until three years later, however, that a president, Calvin Coolidge, would deliver a radio-
specific address.
In 1920, radio station KDKA in Pittsburgh, PA announced that
Harding was the official winner of that year’s presidential election.
It was the first time election returns were broadcast live. Harding
was an advocate for advanced technology.
In 1923, he recorded a speech on an early “phonograph” that
recorded and played back sound on wax discs. Harding was also
the first president to own a radio and was the first to have one
installed in the White House.
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