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Eisenhower held first televised news conference 60 years ago

Season 2015 Episode 190 | 2m 02s

Monday marks the 60th anniversary of the first televised presidential news conference. In our NewsHour Shares video of the day, President Dwight Eisenhower proves that not much has changed since 1955.

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