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) Responses A)The president has a responsibility to lead the public to seek a better society like religious leaders. B)The president supports a specific religion for Americans. C)The president threatens people with harm or danger to achieve presidential objectives D). The president always uses a pulpit to speak from like religious leaders.
A) The president has a responsibility to lead the public to seek a better society like religious leaders.
President Roosevelt uses the imagery of a pulpit to convey that he sees his position as President as a platform from which he can deliver important messages and guide the public towards a better society, similar to how religious leaders might preach from a pulpit to inspire and lead their followers.