From Phonograph To Radio And Television

23  Benjamin Harrison (1889-1893) is the first president to be captured on audio. The president was recorded after his presidency was over. He was the first president to have electricity at the White House.

22 and 24  Grover Cleveland  (1885-1889, 1893-1897) is the first president to be caught on audio and film. The audio was recorded in 1892 during his campaign speech. The Panic of 1893 meant hard times. This depression was a result of railroads overbuilding and shady finance practices. Over 15,000 companies and 500 banks failed.

25  William McKinley  (1897-1901) at 1896 campaign speech. His inauguration was the first to be filmed. McKinley was the first president to appear on film extensively. McKinley was hit by an assassin’s bullet on Sep. 6, 1901. He died on Sep. 14, 1901. The shooter, Leon Frank Czolgosz, was executed by electric chair at Auburn Prison on Oct. 29, 1901.

26  Theodore Roosevelt  (1901-1909) gave a speech during 1912 campaign. One of the first to be recorded as a collection. The first president to fly. The Model T Ford introduced in 1908.

27  William Howard Taft  (1909-1913) was president when the Titanic hit an iceburg on April 15, 1912. There were 1,513 fatalities. He was the heaviest president in history.

28  Woodrow Wilson  (1913-1921) gave the “The Trust” speech on Sep.24, 1912. The first income tax was initiated during his presidency. World War I starts in 1917.

29  Warren Gamaliel Harding  (1921-1923) speaks during presidential election in 1920. He was the first president to speak over radio. Harding died of a stroke or heart attack. Mrs. Harding refused an autopsy on him. He used the term “America first”.

30  Calvin Coolidge (1923-1929) speaks in 1928. The explosion of radio changed lives in America. His inauguration was the first to be broadcasted on radio. The “Teapot Dome” scandal happened during his administration.

31  Herbert Clark Hoover  (1929-1933) gives speech in 1928 as he runs for president. Wall Street collapses Oct. 29, 1929. The Stock Market Crash led to the Great Depression. Hoover underestimated the severity of the problem, causing him to become the most hated man in America at the time. Hoover would later play roles as humanitarian and international hero.