The first American President to report to the nation by wireless . President Franklin D Roosevelt of the United States has created a precedent by becoming the first American President to make regular reports to the nation by means of broadcasting . These talks now take place fortnightly and the President has chosen this method to make some of his most sensational pronouncements since taking office . Photo shows ; President Roosevelt addressing the American nation from the Oval Room of the White House in Washington . 17 May 1933