When TIME covered its first political convention back in 1924, one of the main topics of conversation, then as now, was the impact of a new communications medium on the conduct of political campaigns. This year television's unblinking eye is fixed on the big show at Chicago (see COVER). I thought you would enjoy seeing some of the things TIME was reporting in 1924 about the relatively new field of radio broadcasting.
On July 28, 1924, a TIME story reported: "William M. Butler, campaign manager of President Coolidge, announced that his candidate would not go on the stump, but would campaign by...
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