Professor Nicole Hemmer

Yeah. And he in that in that same address, he talked about the importance of truth and straight talk. Those are the two terms that he used. And he really pledged that he would be honest to the American people after all of the deception and dishonesty that had been uncovered.

Yeah. And he in that in that same address, he talked about the importance of truth and straight talk. Those are the two terms that he used. And he really pledged that he would be honest to the American people after all of the deception and dishonesty that had been uncovered.

Yeah. And he in that in that same address, he talked about the importance of truth and straight talk. Those are the two terms that he used. And he really pledged that he would be honest to the American people after all of the deception and dishonesty that had been uncovered.

Yeah, by the 1970s, when Ford steps into the office of the presidency in 74, the president is the star in a way that even surpasses what Franklin Roosevelt did because of television, right? So it's not just the voice of the president that people are hearing. They're seeing him on this televised bully pulpit that Ford had actually pushed against in Congress for more opportunities for Congress

Yeah, by the 1970s, when Ford steps into the office of the presidency in 74, the president is the star in a way that even surpasses what Franklin Roosevelt did because of television, right? So it's not just the voice of the president that people are hearing. They're seeing him on this televised bully pulpit that Ford had actually pushed against in Congress for more opportunities for Congress

Yeah, by the 1970s, when Ford steps into the office of the presidency in 74, the president is the star in a way that even surpasses what Franklin Roosevelt did because of television, right? So it's not just the voice of the president that people are hearing. They're seeing him on this televised bully pulpit that Ford had actually pushed against in Congress for more opportunities for Congress

to have access to television because he and many others in Congress felt that TV had given the presidency too much power, too much power to set the presidential agenda, too much power in the public imagination at the expense of Congress. So Ford had been pushing in the 1960s for

to have access to television because he and many others in Congress felt that TV had given the presidency too much power, too much power to set the presidential agenda, too much power in the public imagination at the expense of Congress. So Ford had been pushing in the 1960s for

to have access to television because he and many others in Congress felt that TV had given the presidency too much power, too much power to set the presidential agenda, too much power in the public imagination at the expense of Congress. So Ford had been pushing in the 1960s for

using the equal time clause of the FCC in a way that would allow members of Congress like himself to be on television more. So he understood what this had done in terms of shifting the attention to the presidency. What he didn't understand were all of the behind the scenes mechanisms that into the production of the president as a television star.

using the equal time clause of the FCC in a way that would allow members of Congress like himself to be on television more. So he understood what this had done in terms of shifting the attention to the presidency. What he didn't understand were all of the behind the scenes mechanisms that into the production of the president as a television star.

using the equal time clause of the FCC in a way that would allow members of Congress like himself to be on television more. So he understood what this had done in terms of shifting the attention to the presidency. What he didn't understand were all of the behind the scenes mechanisms that into the production of the president as a television star.

And this is what he struggled with, is that he had a very small press operations as a representative from Michigan, very, very tiny. And they served many different roles. They weren't just focused on communications. When you go into the White House, you have an entire team of people that are constantly thinking about your image and your message and the staging and the presentation.

And this is what he struggled with, is that he had a very small press operations as a representative from Michigan, very, very tiny. And they served many different roles. They weren't just focused on communications. When you go into the White House, you have an entire team of people that are constantly thinking about your image and your message and the staging and the presentation.

And this is what he struggled with, is that he had a very small press operations as a representative from Michigan, very, very tiny. And they served many different roles. They weren't just focused on communications. When you go into the White House, you have an entire team of people that are constantly thinking about your image and your message and the staging and the presentation.

And like that is a constant focus of the presidency by the 1970s. But it's not when he was representative. So it's really a significant transition in terms of communications expectations.

And like that is a constant focus of the presidency by the 1970s. But it's not when he was representative. So it's really a significant transition in terms of communications expectations.

And like that is a constant focus of the presidency by the 1970s. But it's not when he was representative. So it's really a significant transition in terms of communications expectations.

It does. And that's where, again, remembering that people had watched these events. behind-the-scenes conspiracies actually play out over the previous two years.

It does. And that's where, again, remembering that people had watched these events. behind-the-scenes conspiracies actually play out over the previous two years.