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Kennedy Reimagines Fireside Chat For TV Interview
President Kennedy hosted a televised interview in the White House with four reporters, mirroring Roosevelt’s fireside chats but expanding the format with sight and sound. Unlike FDR, Kennedy spoke without notes and faced questions without advance text, prompting talk of a new, flexible briefing style for Washington.
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