Read the following summary that includes a quote from President Theodore Roosevelt on the bully pulpit. “President Roosevelt, sitting at his desk, was reading to a few friends a forthcoming message. At the close of a paragraph ‘of a distinctly ethical character’ he wheeled about and said: ‘I suppose my critics will call that preaching, but I have got such a bully pulpit!’” Why does President Roosevelt use the imagery of a pulpit?(1 point)
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The president supports a specific religion for Americans.
The president supports a specific religion for Americans.
The president has a responsibility to lead the public to seek a better society like religious leaders.
The president has a responsibility to lead the public to seek a better society like religious leaders.
The president always uses a pulpit to speak from like religious leaders.
The president always uses a pulpit to speak from like religious leaders.
The president threatens people with harm or danger to achieve presidential objectives.