Teddy had a long history with the Wrights. Believe it or not the press at large disparaged their claims in 1903 that they had created a powered flying machine. Their denials were so persistent that five years later Roosevelt held a mandatory press conference so the national press corps could watch a Wright demonstration flight in person. FIVE YEARS.
Sort of portends the modern mainstream media, don’t it?
Sad. I wonder what people are going to say about our media 100 years from now.