Who is the first person to use the presidency as a bully pulpit?

Answer 1

That phase is associated with Theodore Roosevelt who loved the opportunity that the presidency gave him to speak out on issues of the day. A pulpit is a place to preach from and bully meant excellent .

Answer 2

The first one to actually use the term was Theodore Roosevelt, but he was hardly the first to use the office that way. The first to do it rather than saying it was probably John Adams (if not George Washington himself).

Answer 3

Theodore, and in this context, "bully" is synonymous with "excellent."

Answer 4

Theodore Roosevelt was the one who referred to the Presidency as a "bully pulpit". He enjoyed the special attention the President gets when he talks.

Answer 5

That was Theodore Roosevelt.

Answer 6

Roosevelt