Word: presse
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Dates: during 1920-1929
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...seems that the whole press of the United States has given me the honor of a call this morning," said the President to about 100 newspapermen who trooped into his office...
...newspaper of the country on the following morning. It was the first time in years that the public has been permitted to learn the actual words of a President?other than such as have appeared in public speeches, official messages and unconfirmed rumors?since the practice of holding official press conferences was begun by President Wilson...
What Mr. Hoover told the press was that in general he would continue the arrangements made by President Coolidge: 1) that correspondents might submit questions in writing; 2) that he would answer such of those questions as he saw fit; 3) that sometimes he would give correspondents information not to be quoted in order to explain his attitudes...
...President made clear that his Prohibition Investigating Commission is to consider how best to enforce the law, not whether it should be repealed. He said in answer to press questioners: "It [the Commission] is intended to cover the entire question of law enforcement and organization of justice." The President also announced that he would probably not oust many officeholders, probably only 20 or 30 all told...
...alarm clock that was trying to get him up at 7 a.m. He said that he was not going abroad, was not going to become a professional writer. For a few days the spotlight still played about the Coolidges. Their comings and goings were recorded by the press. Omni-snooping reporters went around interviewing Mrs. Coolidge while she dusted up her house. After three days, however, Mr. Coolidge was able to go out on his front porch in shirt sleeves at 7:40 a.m., pick up the morning papers and let out the dog, without being photographed. ¶ The Coolidge...