Politicians And Teleprompters Go Way Back

On September 13, 2012 - TV History

Politicians and Teleprompters go Way Back

Here’s a shot from under the podium at the 1952 republican convention. This prompter script is not for television talent…it’s for the politicians delivering speeches to the delegates. This is probably one of the first times teleprompters were used for this purpose.

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3 Comments

  1. Bob-Mary Delaforce September 14, 2012

    Wish you knew who was operating this..my aunt’s boyfriend worked for Teleprompter back in this era.

  2. Bob Sewvello September 13, 2012

    The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson had a mechanical teleprompter on camera one to the very last show in 1992. Old habits die hard.

  3. John Maresca September 13, 2012

    Fascinating to see this.