"In the day? What day was that?
Other than Obama, show me one photo of any republican president addressing either the press corps or the nation in anything other than a dark (POWER) suit.........
Well, here are some of Trumans suits.
He didn’t much favor black suits while President.
http://www.nps.gov/hstr/historyculture/suited-for-a-president.htm
IIRC Eisenhower favored brown or grey also.
http://www.history.com/photos/dwight-d-eisenhower
Its not the suit thats the problem, its the man in it.