President Barack Obama has yet again made history by hosting the first-ever live White House webcast.
Making good on his pledge to use the internet to help make his administration both transparent and accessible, the president tackled questions posted by online users in front of a small audience of select guests.
According to figures released by the US government, nearly 93,000 people submitted around 105,000 questions for President Obama to answer, while the webcast attracted 67,000 viewers to the site whitehouse.gov.
Kicking off the webcast, Obama told the online audience: "When I was running for president, I promised to open up the White House to the American people.
"And this event, which is being streamed live over the Internet, marks an important step towards achieving that goal."
According to some observers, this latest initiative represents the 21st-century equivalent of the presidential fireside chat, which saw millions of Americans tune in to their radios, particularly during the time of President Franklin Roosevelt.
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