the Tabernacle pulpit: Theodore Roosevelt (1903), William Howard Taft (1909 and 1911), Woodrow Wilson (1919), Warren G. Harding (1923), Franklin D. Roosevelt (1932, then Governor of New York), Herbert Hoover (1932), Harry S. Truman (1948), Dwight D. Eisenhower (1952), John F. Kennedy (1963), Lyndon B. Johnson (1964), Richard Nixon (1970), and Jimmy Carter (1978). Other notable people who have spoken in the Tabernacle include Susan B. Anthony (1895), Charles Lindbergh (1927), and Helen Keller (1941). Along with praising the decision to allow women equal voting rights in Utah Territory, Anthony praised the Tabernacle itself: "It is just about twenty-four years ago that I was present in this great Tabernacle on the day upon which you dedicated it to the service of the Lord, and every nook and corner, of this great building was packed on the occasion with people from every part of the Territory, many being unable to gain admittance. It was the most magnificent gathering I ever saw." In 1980, James Stewart guest-conducted the Tabernacle Choir in the building as part of the filming of Mr. Krueger's Christmas, a television special broadcast on NBC. Tourism Initially tourists were discouraged from visiting the Tabernacle because it was considered as holy as the Temple or Endowment House. There were even some debates among church leadership in the late 19th century about disciplining members of the church who led tours, but tours were led through 1900. Currently tours are offered to anyone who would like one. It is common for LDS Church missionaries tour guides to demonstrate the acoustic properties of the Tabernacle by dropping a pin on the pulpit or tearing a newspaper there, which can be heard throughout the building. See also List of concert halls Salt Lake Assembly Hall Salt Lake Temple List of pipe organs Notes References http://www.waymarking.com/waymarks/WMF1X2_Salt_Lake_Tabernacle_Salt_Lake_City_Utah External links Official Site of the Salt Lake Tabernacle Official Site of The Tabernacle Choir at Temple Square "Tabernacle on Temple Square" from Utah.com Seismic Retrofitting of the Tabernacle House of Saints, a documentary on the Salt Lake Tabernacle from BYU Television Salt Lake Tabernacle page on templesquare.com Salt Lake Tabernacle Virtual Tour 1867 establishments in Utah Territory 19th-century Latter Day Saint church buildings Historic Civil Engineering Landmarks Religious buildings and structures in Salt Lake City Churches completed in 1867 Tabernacles (LDS Church) in Utah Temple Square Historic American Buildings Survey in Utah