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Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt

by Aaron Juliot

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Franklin Delano Roosevelt's complete fireside chats. FDR gave these occasional talks throughout his presidency, from 1933 to 1944, regarding the Great Depression, World War II, and a handful of other topics. It's not always easy to find these in their complete form, and a few were never recorded at all. However, the text exists, so I've gone ahead and recorded the missing parts myself. So here they are in their entirety. Hope you enjoy!

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  1. Beyond 1944 - The Presidential Radio Address

    Want more? There's more! There were a couple of decades without these personal radio messages from the President, until Ronald Reagan revived the idea in the early 1980's, directly inspired by Roosevelt's Fireside Chats. Every president since has continued the tradition in some form.…

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  2. Franklin Roosevelt - 1944-6-12 (Fireside Chat #30)

    Opening Fifth War Loan Drive.

  3. Franklin Roosevelt - 1944-6-5 (Fireside Chat #29)

    On the Fall of Rome.

  4. Franklin Roosevelt - 1944-1-11 (Fireside Chat #28)

    On the State of the Union.

  5. Franklin Roosevelt - 1943-12-24 (Fireside Chat #27)

    On the Tehran and Cairo Conferences.

  6. Franklin Roosevelt - 1943-9-8 (Fireside Chat #26)

    On the Armistice in Italy - (Opening Third War Loan Drive)

  7. Franklin Roosevelt - 1943-7-28 (Fireside Chat #25)

    On the Fall of Mussolini - (On the Progress of War, and Plans for Peace)

  8. Franklin Roosevelt - 1943-5-2 (Fireside Chat #24)

    On the Coal Crisis.

  9. Franklin Roosevelt - 1942-10-12 (Fireside Chat #23)

    Report on the Home Front.

  10. Franklin Roosevelt - 1942-9-7 (Fireside Chat #22)

    On Inflation and Food Prices, and the Progress of the War

  11. Franklin Roosevelt - 1942-4-28 (Fireside Chat #21)

    On Sacrifice - (On Our National Economic Policy)

  12. Franklin Roosevelt - 1942-2-23 (Fireside Chat #20)

    On the Progress of the War.

  13. Franklin Roosevelt - 1941-12-9 (Fireside Chat #19)

    On the Declaration of War with Japan.

  14. Franklin Roosevelt - 1941-9-11 (Fireside Chat #18)

    On the Greer Incident - (On Maintaining Freedom of the Seas)

  15. Franklin Roosevelt - 1941-5-27 (Fireside Chat #17)

    Announcing Unlimited National Emergency.

  16. Franklin Roosevelt - 1940-12-29 (Fireside Chat #16)

    On the Arsenal of Democracy - (On National Security)

  17. Franklin Roosevelt - 1940-5-26 (Fireside Chat #15)

    On National Defense.

  18. Franklin Roosevelt - 1939-9-3 (Fireside Chat #14)

    On the European War.

  19. Franklin Roosevelt - 1938-6-24 (Fireside Chat #13)

    On Party Primaries.

  20. Franklin Roosevelt - 1938-4-14 (Fireside Chat #12)

    On Economic Conditions - (On the Recession)

  21. Franklin Roosevelt - 1937-11-14 (Fireside Chat #11)

    On the Unemployment Census

  22. Franklin Roosevelt - 1937-10-12 (Fireside Chat #10)

    On New Legislation.

  23. Franklin Roosevelt, 1937-3-9 (Fireside Chat #9)

    On the Reorganization of the Judiciary - (On Court Packing)

  24. Franklin Roosevelt, 1936-9-6 (Fireside Chat #8)

    On Farmers and Laborers - (On Drought Conditions)

  25. Franklin Roosevelt, 1935-4-28 (Fireside Chat #7)

    On the Works Relief Program and Social Security Act

  26. Franklin Roosevelt, 1934-9-30 (Fireside Chat #6)

    On Government and Capitalism - (On Moving Forward to Greater Freedom and Greater Security)

  27. Franklin Roosevelt, 1934-6-28 (Fireside Chat #5)

    This one also seems to exist only in a very abridged form, so I recorded the missing parts. Report on Recovery - (Review of the Achievements of the Seventy-third Congress)

  28. Franklin Roosevelt, 1933-10-10 (Fireside Chat #4)

    This address was recorded, but as far as I could tell, only a very abridged version of it. Since the text of the complete speech survives, I've filled in the missing parts. On the Currency Situation

  29. Franklin Roosevelt, 1933-7-24 (Fireside Chat #3)

    This address was broadcast but never recorded, but we do have the transcript, so I recorded it myself. On the Purposes and Foundations of the Recovery Program.

  30. Franklin Roosevelt, 1933-5-7 (Fireside Chat #2)

    On the New Deal program - (On progress during the first two months)

  31. Franklin D. Roosevelt, 1933-3-12 (Fireside Chat #1)

    On the banking crisis.

About this show

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's complete fireside chats. FDR gave these occasional talks throughout his presidency, from 1933 to 1944, regarding the Great Depression, World War II, and a handful of other topics. It's not always easy to find these in their complete form, and a few were never recorded at all. However, the text exists, so I've gone ahead and recorded the missing parts myself. So here they are in their entirety. Hope you enjoy!

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Aaron Juliot

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History

Frequently asked questions

How many episodes does Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt have?

Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt has 31 episodes on PodParley. The most recent episode was published on April 30, 2023.

What is Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt about?

Franklin Delano Roosevelt's complete fireside chats. FDR gave these occasional talks throughout his presidency, from 1933 to 1944, regarding the Great Depression, World War II, and a handful of other topics. It's not always easy to find these in their complete form, and a few were never recorded at...

How often does Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt release new episodes?

Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt publishes a few times a week, based on its 31 episodes since January 2023.

Who hosts Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt?

Fireside Chats of Franklin Roosevelt is created and hosted by Aaron Juliot.
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