Fox news reported that both Bush and Reagan spoke to schoolkids... I am not remembering that.
They spoke about “reading” and “drugs” ,,,,, not about what can you do for me ,,,,,,,, big difference don’t you think .
I too don't recall any 'live' direct address and as far as that is concerned I think that the technology did not exist especially for Reagan. Were there taped messages on generic topics like 'stay in school', 'stay off drugs' and the like, I would say OF COURSE there were.
However a planned talk to all students in all schools for all grades with lesson plans encouraged on how to 'help the President'? This is another tin-ear effort by an over-weaning over-the-top President that has never suffered prior compromise and setback. Combine this with the effort at the National Endowment for the Arts and a very chilling picture starts to emerge. Imagine this without the internet and talk radio but with the current liberal media? Would we be hearing about this in advance or would it just appear before us as a 'natural trend'?
I remember President Bush reading to a single classroom in Florida on 9/11, but not to every classroom in the country. He was chastised for doing that.