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Identify a historical example of a president using the bully pulpit.

A. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's use of fireside chats to achieve passage of legislation easing the Great Depression.
B. President Lincoln's issue of the Emancipation Proclamation.
C. President Trump's veto of the 2020 Fiscal Year Defense Bill.
D. President Lyndon Johnson's use of personal appeals to Congress to pass Great Society legislation.

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A. President Franklin D. Roosevelt's use of fireside chats to achieve passage of legislation easing the Great Depression.

This option represents a historical example of a president using the bully pulpit effectively. FDR utilized his fireside chats to communicate directly with the American public, shaping public opinion and garnering support for his New Deal policies aimed at alleviating the effects of the Great Depression.