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Members of Congress soon became involved. On February 10, Representative John L. Cable, of Ohio, gave a short speech on "Abraham Lincoln, the Congressman".<ref>[https://archive.org/stream/abrahamlincolnco00cabl#page/n0/mode/1up "Abraham Lincoln, the Congressman"] by John L. Cable, printed the in ''Congressional Record'' February 11, 1922.</ref> Henry Cabot Lodge, of Massachusetts, was the first senator to broadcast. He was followed on March 30 by Senator [[Harry Stewart New|Harry New]] of Indiana, who sent out a campaign speech directed toward his supporters in Indianapolis.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=iau.31858044013914;view=1up;seq=128 "The March of Radio"], ''Radio Broadcast'', March 31, 1922, pages 96-97.</ref> New's partisan speech immediately stirred up controversy about the propriety of using a government station for political reasons,<ref>"Senator New Stirs Unusual Rumpus", ''Linton (Indiana) Daily Citizen'', April 1, 1922, page 1.</ref> and in response in early April Secretary of the Navy [[Edwin Denby (politician)|Edwin Denby]] announced an end to all political broadcasts over government radio stations.<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83030214/1922-04-09/ed-1/seq-9/ "Denby Bars Political Speeches From All Naval Radio Stations"], ''New York Tribune'', April 9, 1922, page 9. (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov)</ref> The ban was expanded to eliminate almost all spoken word broadcasts, including nonpartisan talks by government employees, pending an official review of what standards should be established.<ref name="resume">[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1922-08-05/ed-1/seq-4/ "Resume Health Service by Radio"], ''Washington Star'', August 5, 1922, page 4. (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov)</ref> Secretary Denby authorized an exception that gave approval to broadcast the dedication of the [[National Woman's Party]] headquarters on May 22, which would have been carried by both NOF and NAA.<ref>[https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.d0001186956;view=1up;seq=147 "Simultaneous Multiple-wave Broadcasting Soon"], ''Radio News'', July 1922, page 143.</ref> But just prior to the event Acting Secretary of the Navy [[Theodore Roosevelt Jr.|Theodore Roosevelt, Jr.]] stepped in to deny permission for the broadcast, ruling it was too political.<ref>[http://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1922-05-20/ed-1/seq-1/ "Roosevelt Denies Use of Navy Radio"], ''Washington Star'', May 20, 1922, page 1. (chroniclingamerica.loc.gov)</ref>
[[File:U.S. Marine Band playing over radio station NOF in Anacostia, D.C. (1922).jpg|thumb|right|425px|U.S. Marine Band playing at an NOF studio. (1922)]]Events of national importance were exempted from this restriction, and during this period President Harding made the first two radio broadcasts by a U.S. president. The first took place on May 18, 1922, when NOF carried Harding's speech before the United States Chamber of Commerce, "Honest Commerce is Nation's Need".<ref>[
There were plans for a third Navy broadcast, of Harding's June 14 dedication of the Francis Scott Key Monument at Fort McHenry in Baltimore, Maryland. The intention was to also include a third station, [[NSS Annapolis|NSS]] in nearby Annapolis. However, the Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Company, which had provided the telephone lines used for the earlier remote pickups, refused to furnish the lines needed to connect the Navy stations, so the broadcast was instead carried only by WEAR, a station affiliated with the ''Baltimore American'' newspaper.<ref>"President's Visit", ''Baltimore Sun'', June 13, 1922, page 24.</ref>
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