TV Guide (May 28, 1955)

Record Details:

Title:
TV Guide
Date:
May 28, 1955
Publisher:
Philadelphia: Triangle Publications, Inc.
Volume:
TV Guide - Chicago (May 28, 1955)
Leaf #:
0009
Language:
English
Collection:
Broadcasting & Recorded Sound
Contributor:
Media History Digital Library
Sponsor:
Media History Digital Library
Coordinator:
Media History Digital Library
Date Added:
August 28, 2022
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Our Guest Tonight . . . The President If there’s anyone who urgently re¬ quires more hours in the day and more days in the week, it’s the Presi¬ dent of the United States. Yet Presi¬ dents have been compelled to travel many miles, absenting themselves from Washington for days at a stretch, to deliver a 30- or 40-minute speech. Closed-circuit television, whereby picture and sound are sent by cable to specified points for selected au¬ diences, may change all that. Dwight Eisenhower is the first to use what is shaping into a valuable aid for busy Presidents. He has made three closed-circuit appearances so far, and odds are there will be more. The idea apparently originated with the Ford Motor Co. in 1953, when it invited Mr. Eisenhower to address a banquet for several thousands of its employes in Detroit. The closed-cir¬ cuit aspect was novel and challeng¬ ing; moreover, both business and la¬ bor were involved in the function. The White House accepted. The President broadcast from the tiny television studio in the White House; in the Detroit banquet hall, his image appeared on a huge, thea¬ ter-size screen. Early this year, to help raise funds for the anti-Communist Radio Free Europe, the President simultaneously addressed meetings of the American Heritage Foundation in 35 cities. Po¬ tential large contributors, gathered in groups of 40 to 50 in TV studios and meeting rooms, saw and heard the 10