April 20, 2023
About This Episode
President John F. Kennedy was the first president to take live televised questions from the press on a regular basis…and he would provide the model for what would become the modern television presidency.
In this episode, we’ll take a look at how Kennedy interacted with the media and how his press conferences gave some underrepresented voices a chance to be heard on a national stage. We’ll also have a conversation with reporters from today’s White House press corps about JFK’s influence and how different presidents have approached their relationships with the press once in office.
View the transcript for this episode.
What We Talked About
- View the archive transcripts of President Kennedy's White House press conferences
- Learn more about what it was like to work in the Presidential Press Office
- View information about our permanent exhibit on JFK and the Press
- Watch a 2023 Kennedy Library Forum on the Press and the Presidency