The Palin Mistake

Secretary of Commerce, Herbert Hoover's image was transmitted from DC to New York in 1927, so televisions actually did exist by 1929. They were just very rare.Also, it's not clear that Biden was referring to FDR's Fireside Chats or to President Roosevelt; and neither did Biden state that Roosevelt addressed the nation, as some bloggers have accused him of doing.In 1929, Roosevelt was governor of New York and would have been in a position to be on television during the crash in Oct 1929. Particularly since television sets were available to the public by that time and he had already started his fireside chats in March 1929 (while governor of New York) at the same station that had already broadcast the first television drama, The Queen's Messenger, in 1928 -- Schenectady, NY station WGY. Roosevelt was well aware of the power of radio, so it would not be a stretch to suggest he would have recognized the power of television.A little more digging into the historical archives could confirm whether Roosevelt addressed New Yorkers via television during the crash of 1929 or not, but as far as I've been able to research, Biden's statement is still plausible. Edited by roxrkool, : No reason given.Edited by roxrkool, : No reason given.Edited by roxrkool, : No reason given.