Today in 1924, Calvin Cooldige became the first president to do a radio address. Although his 1924 address doesn’t appear to be in existence, please enjoy a short 1928 excerpt of Coolidge bestowing a medal on Charles Lindberg.
Coolidge went on to help create the Federal Radio Commission a few days later. It later became known as the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Calvin Coolidge’s first address heard on the radio was an address to Congress on December 6, 1923.
It is unfortunate that neither the Dec ’23 or Feb ’24 radio addresses were recorded. The technology was available.