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Presidential Communication

  • George Washington

    George Washington was able to communicate with the people through the newspaper, letters, and speeches. He also wrote documents and spoke at events where many people attended. He engaged in conversations and exchanged letters with various people, including members of Congress. His words widely appeared in print, allowing him to connect with the public effectively during his leadership. Many of the people were very interested in what Washington had to say considering he was the first President.
  • Abraham Lincoln

    Lincoln also communicated with the people through speeches, newspaper, and letters. Lincoln was able to deliver powerful speeches especially during the Civil War. Lincoln was able to use the telegraph to communicate long distances in an instant, which provided news about him to the people very fast. Lincoln also listened to what the people had to say and was willing to make changes based on the concerns that people might have.
  • William Mckinley

    He communicated through speeches, media, and letters using cutting-edge technologies such as the telegraph. He relied on face-to-face meetings, especially at events and campaigns, to connect directly with the audience. This multi-faceted strategy combined public speaking, community outreach, written communications, and personal interactions. He had people come to him also, to campaign.
    McKinley used campaigns to meet people who support him, and also having personal interactions with people.
  • Teddy Roosevelt

    Roosevelt catchy slogans and colorful quips that were eaten up by the newspaper columnists and political cartoonists of the day.
    Roosevelt said things knowing they were going to be used in the newspaper, so he planned on what he was going to say, so the other people can do the communication for him
  • Franklin D Roosevelt

    Roosevelt used the radio to his advantage to speak with the American people. He would plan and rehearse what he was going to say. He tried to seem like he was speaking with the people listening individually.
    Roosevelt used the radio unlike other presidents before, which could get messages spread across the country fast, and did not require any time for people to hear what he was saying.
  • John F Kennedy

    Kennedy was able to use the television to his advantage. It was able to stream live broadcasts. Kennedy used this for his presidential debate with Nixon, to get the win, due to him looking a better fit for the position.
    Kennedy used the T.V to let people get a sense of what he was all about, and to show people what he looks like. Unlike the radio, it was better to have a image instead of just voice.
  • Bill Clinton

    He used the internet and used emails which he rarely used, it was a start of communicating with people in private, that used the internet.
    Using the internet to send messages to other people, was something new that no other president has done before.
  • Barack Obama

    He used specific speech tactics that made him seem smarter and knowledgeable he also used social media like twitter to communicate with people and voice his opinions.
    He used a lot of social media tactics and used that to speak to people, unlike any president before him, since social media started becoming a bigger thing.
  • Donald Trump

    Donald Trump used the specific voice he had, he was very confident. He also used social media like Barack Obama to speak out against or for things. Also to voice his opinion.
    Trump was not afraid of what he had to say, he voiced about to change, and did not let anyone try and filter him.