https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d en-us 2022-11-08 14:36:58 UTC 2025-12-07 18:51:34 UTC hello@padlet.com 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375110973 1. Washington, being the first president, had a limited amount of opportunities to communicate with the American people. So, he used the State of the Union as more of a political statement and a platform to bring up certain issues or other topics. Although some controversial topics were addressed, it was largely a message to praise Congress and inform the people.

]]> 2022-11-08 14:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375110973 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111313 1. As times progressed, instead of a largely non-political State of the Union, debates became extremely popular in Lincoln's era to the point where it was largely entertainment for the people to read the heated Lincoln-Douglas debates. Furthermore, Lincoln communicated with telegraphs to relay messages to commanders.
2. In comparison to Washington, Lincoln used debates to convey his opinions instead of relatively non-partisan State of the Union addresses.]]> 2022-11-08 14:38:50 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111313 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111666 1. When the moving picture was developed, McKinley capitalized on this new method to spread campaign commercials to the people much like we see in the modern era.
2. It was largely different from Lincoln as people no longer had to attend speeches in-person to receive the full information. Instead, they were able to see these new commercials that advertised the election of upcoming nominees. ]]> 2022-11-08 14:39:02 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111666 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111849 1. In Roosevelt's time media had expanded greatly in the form of the newspaper, so he utilized catchy slogans and colorful political cartoons as an engaging way to speak directly to his audience through a widely available and popular source of information
2. We see a return to physical news media unlike McKinley who tried to utilize brand new technology for his campaign advertisements. It was a more direct method of communication with the people instead of a relatively new, obscure technology.]]> 2022-11-08 14:39:09 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111849 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111974 1. FDR is known for many things, one being his method of communication with the people via the radio and his infamous Fireside Chats. The radio messages were intimate and had an overwhelming connection with the people, especially considering the harshness of the era in both the Great Depression and World War II.
2. You see the transition from physical media in Theodore Roosevelt's time to digital media in FDR's time, showing how direct communication with the people had a positive effect on presidential opinions.]]> 2022-11-08 14:39:13 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375111974 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112236 1. JFK utilized the new invention of the television to speak to the people, rendering anyone with access to a television to directly view any statements or addresses like the Nixon-Kennedy debates that convinced the people of Kennedy's charisma.
2. Although the usage of charisma was extremely similar to FDR's, Kennedy portrayed his through a new form of technology directly available to him.]]> 2022-11-08 14:39:22 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112236 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112389 1. As America became acquainted with the invention of the Internet, it's only rational that Presidents would take advantage of it for communication. Clinton coined the first Presidential e-mail, although he rarely utilized it for any major purposes.
2. The change from the previous presidents shows a major progression in society as the Internet became available for all people with a connection to obtain knowledge about the presidency at their fingertips.]]> 2022-11-08 14:39:28 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112389 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112588 1. Along with the Internet came social media and Barack Obama had the first Presidential Twitter account. Although it was not often used for any actual communication, it showed that social media was an accessible tool that Presidents could use to their advantage.
2. Similarly to Clinton, there was a sparse usage of the Internet, but he still utilized the new medium more than Clinton did to directly communicate with the people of America.]]> 2022-11-08 14:39:33 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112588 40001831 https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112713 1. Trump took the age of social media to the extreme, prioritizing Twitter to constantly send out messages without any sort of restriction, allowing him to say whatever he wants, whenever he wants.
2. Obama sparingly used Twitter and even when he did, messages were reviewed beforehand in comparison to Trump who rarely did so with his messages.]]> 2022-11-08 14:39:39 UTC https://padlet.com/40001831/klxsxk7tafq5zc2d/wish/2375112713