QUESTIONS:
1. President Bush held a televised primetime press conference on April 28. How many times has Bush held a press conference on primetime TV since taking office?
2. Since the start of presidential press conferences in 1933, which President has had the most press conferences?
3. Who was the first President to appear in live, televised press conferences?
4. President and Laura Bush appeared at the recent White House Correspondents Association dinner. Who was the first President to address the WHCA event?
5. Laura Bush??¢â???¬â???¢s address at the WHCA was a major hit. Who was the first First Lady to address the correspondents??¢â???¬â???¢ dinner?
ANSWERS:
1. Four.
2. Franklin D. Roosevelt, who met with the press more than 1,000 times from 1933-45.
3. John F. Kennedy in 1961. (Dwight Eisenhower had press conferences that were filmed for TV, but not live.)
4. Calvin Coolidge in 1924.
5. Laura Bush in 2005.
