100+ year old recording of Teddy Roosevelt giving a speech [xpost /s/obscuremedia]

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Not really, the audio back then was pretty bad. People used that accent during speeches,interviews,movies, and commentary. No one used that accent in conversation. The mid altlantic accent made it easier to hear what they were saying. As audio quality improved, the accent went extinct.