Ballotpedia's Daily Brew 1-19-18: Correct quiz answer
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#FridayFact Answer
Today in history, the first presidential news conference was filmed for television.
Today's #FridayFact asked: Which president gave the conference?
You selected from the following choices.
- John F. Kennedy
- Harry S. Truman
- Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Dwight D. Eisenhower
The correct answer was Dwight D. Eisenhower. While Kennedy was the first president to hold a live televised news conference [1], Eisenhower became the first to record one on film for television on January 19, 1955. [2]
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