What American Presidents did not have American accents?

That's hard to know, since there are no physical recordings of the voices of many of them, especially those most likely to have a non-American accent. Also, what can be referred to as an "American" accent can be very broad. Is the accent of JFK the same as LBJ? Can't get much different. read more

All the other presidents' first language has been American English, spoken with the various regional accents. read more

Readers Nick and Riela have both written to ask how and when English colonists in America lost their British accents and how American accents came about. There are many, many evolving regional British and American accents, so the terms “British accent” and “American accent” are gross oversimplifications. read more