It would "Calvin Coolidge" who<span> was the first to broadcast the State of the Union speech on the radio, which was very important because a large population of Americans had a radio--making such a broadcast very "unifying" for the nation. </span>
President Calvin Coolidge was the first President of United States to broadcast the state of the Union Speech on the Radio. <u>Growing importance of Radio </u>and the requests received at the White House made him use Radio to his advantage. He pointed out the<u> increasing value of Radio</u> for securing public support in the forthcoming election. There was a Multi-Station Radio Hookup through which all section of the country listened to him.
Prohibition created an enormous public demand for illegal alcohol. Gang leaders such as Al Capone and Bugs Moran battled for control of Chicago's illegal drinking dens known as speakeasies. ... Capone was imprisoned for income-tax evasion and died from syphilis in 1947.