Think a "bully pulpit" is about bullying an audience? Think again.

The phrase actually goes back to Theodore Roosevelt, who used "bully" to mean excellent or first-rate. It's the same idea as in the phrase "Bully for you!"

When Roosevelt called the presidency a "bully pulpit," he meant it was a terrific platform for sharing his ideas, not a place to push people around.

Was that what you thought it meant?

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