President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first "fireside chat" on this day in history, March 12, 1933, to reassure and inform a nation reeling from the effects of the Great Depression. This was the ...

Nearly 100 years ago on March 12, 1933, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt broadcast the first of many “fireside chats,” straight from the White House.

Eighty-three years ago Saturday -March 12, 1933 – newly inaugurated president Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave the first of his famous “fireside chats” to the American public. Over the course of the ...

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Barbara Kraft, who teaches American studies at South Albany High, said the planned address reminds her of Franklin Delano Roosevelt's "fireside chats" and could be an opportunity for a class ...

The White House is bringing back weekly addresses from the President directly to the American people, continuing in the tradition of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's fireside chats. "This is a ...

At a harrowing national moment, Franklin D. Roosevelt commandeered the young airwaves for a "fireside chat" with the American people — a candid talk about big troubles and how to fix them. He was ...

In March of 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt used the radio to address the people of the United States about the state of the U.S. banking system. In doing so, he taught many about the basics of ...