Yes, we can.

[Strangler Lewis]

Originally Posted by Tom

Thomas Jefferson was a notoriously poor public speaker. After his first State of the Union address was inaudible to most of Congress, he never gave another one. The rest he sent to Congress in writing. There are also reports that he had a lisp.

Lincoln's voice was often described as high-pitched, unpleasant and shrill.

I guess it shows what good writing can do.

More Dennis Weaver than Raymond Massey, I guess. Maybe I should refine that to say that it's hard to imagine somebody ranking as a great president in our modern media age without being considered an eloquent speaker.