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The president and the press

How the press went from "the best friend the country has" to the "enemy of the American people" in the eyes of America's presidents

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by Kelly Gonsalves
April 28, 2018

Aug. 25, 1939

President Franklin D. Roosevelt speaks to reporters at a press conference in the executive office.

May 8, 1945

President Harry Truman tells newsmen details of Germany's surrender during a press conference at the White House.

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Feb. 25, 1953

President Dwight D. Eisenhower faces reporters at a news conference.

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Jan. 25, 1961

President John F. Kennedy begins his first news conference as president in the auditorium of the new State Department building.

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Oct. 20, 1965

President Lyndon B. Johnson displays the incision from his gall bladder surgery and kidney stone removal at a news conference at Bethesda Naval Hospital in Washington.

Jan. 27, 1969

President Richard Nixon answers questions from reporters at his first news conference as president in the East Room of the White House.

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Oct. 5, 1974

President Gerald Ford laughs with Bob Hope as they talk with reporters outside Bethesda Naval Hospital.

July 1, 1979

President Jimmy Carter meets with reporters aboard Air Force One.

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Aug. 14, 1981

President Ronald Reagan speaks to reporters, alongside his dog, Millie, after signing landmark legislation cutting the federal budget.

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May 5, 1991

President George H. W. Bush talks with reporters from his window at Bethesda Naval Medical Center: "Don't worry about me!"

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June 15, 1993

President Bill Clinton teases an ABC reporter during a news conference in the White House briefing room.

August 21, 2002

President George W. Bush and Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld speak to the press outside the Bush ranch in Crawford, Texas, seven months before the start of the Iraq War.

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Jan. 22, 2009

President Barack Obama speaks to reporters in the Oval Office after signing an executive order to close the prison at Guantanamo Bay.

Sept. 14, 2017

President Donald Trump responds to a reporter's question as he boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland.

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