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Presidential news conference filmed for TV, newsreels for first time 70 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1955)


Video: 'Eisenhower Gives Press Conference (1955)'

(Wednesday, January 19, 1955, 10:32 a.m. EST; during the Cold War) — A presidential news conference was filmed for television and newsreels for the first time today, with the permission of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Continue reading Presidential news conference filmed for TV, newsreels for first time 70 years ago this hour (Jan 19 1955)