President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's voice was piped directly into American living rooms during the 1930s and '40s. The NBC microphone he used is on display at the Smithsonian.
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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's voice was piped directly into American living rooms during the 1930s and '40s. The NBC microphone he used is on display at the Smithsonian.
Copyright 2026 NPR
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