Who is the earliest President for which there is...

[I spent the winter writing songs about getting better]

a photograph of?
a voice recording of?
a video of?

Legitimately curious for all.

[Fuzzy Bear]

Andrew Jackson while President.



Former President and Speaker of the House John Quincy Adams.

[Fuzzy Bear]

McKinley's inauguration.  Grover Cleveland may be in the clip.

[brucejoel99]

The earliest President for which there's a photo is John Quincy Adams, the earliest President for which there's a voice recording of is Benjamin Harrison, & the earliest President for which there's a video of is Grover Cleveland.

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The earliest President for which there's a photo is John Quincy Adams, the earliest President for which there's a voice recording of is Benjamin Harrison, & the earliest President for which there's a video of is Grover Cleveland.

Where can the record of Benjamin Harrison's voice be found? Does it exist anymore?

[brucejoel99]

The earliest President for which there's a photo is John Quincy Adams, the earliest President for which there's a voice recording of is Benjamin Harrison, & the earliest President for which there's a video of is Grover Cleveland.

Where can the record of Benjamin Harrison's voice be found? Does it exist anymore?

There's also a voice recording of Grover Cleveland, but it's from the 24th (rather than the 22nd) presidency:

[Okay, maybe Mike Johnson is a competent parliamentarian.]

Former President and Speaker of the House John Quincy Adams.

JQA held important committee assignments in the House after his presidency (as chairman of one of the predecessor committees to today's Energy and Commerce Committee he wrote several tariffs), but never served as Speaker. The antebellum President who did also serve as Speaker of the House was Polk, one of two men along with Taft to have been the head of two branches of the federal government. Adams and Polk served together in the House from 1831 to 1839; Adams is supposed to have loathed Polk and seen him as a slavocrat tout court.

[Calthrina950]

Former President and Speaker of the House John Quincy Adams.

JQA held important committee assignments in the House after his presidency (as chairman of one of the predecessor committees to today's Energy and Commerce Committee he wrote several tariffs), but never served as Speaker. The antebellum President who did also serve as Speaker of the House was Polk, one of two men along with Taft to have been the head of two branches of the federal government. Adams and Polk served together in the House from 1831 to 1839; Adams is supposed to have loathed Polk and seen him as a slavocrat tout court.

Moreover, Jackson was not photographed until after he left office, during the early 1840s. William Henry Harrison, whose Administration lasted for only a month, is the earliest President to have been photographed while in office.

[brucejoel99]

Former President and Speaker of the House John Quincy Adams.

JQA held important committee assignments in the House after his presidency (as chairman of one of the predecessor committees to today's Energy and Commerce Committee he wrote several tariffs), but never served as Speaker. The antebellum President who did also serve as Speaker of the House was Polk, one of two men along with Taft to have been the head of two branches of the federal government. Adams and Polk served together in the House from 1831 to 1839; Adams is supposed to have loathed Polk and seen him as a slavocrat tout court.

Moreover, Jackson was not photographed until after he left office, during the early 1840s. William Henry Harrison, whose Administration lasted for only a month, is the earliest President to have been photographed while in office.

This is correct, but unfortunately, that photograph didn't manage to survive 'til the present day. Instead, the oldest surviving photo of a sitting President is one of Polk.

[TheTide]

Not quite on topic, but WJB did a recording of his legendary Cross of Gold speech some 25 years after he originally gave it.