The Presidential Radio Address

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The Presidential Radio Address

All of the Presidents' Weekly Addresses. From FDR's fireside chats to Reagan's "weekly radio address," to Biden's "weekly conversations." Enjoy this daily bite-sized piece of American history, from 1933 to today. A variety of different names, but all part of the same tradition of personal weekly messages from our Presidents to their citizens. Reagan, Clinton, Bush and Obama gave these almost every week, while Roosevelt, Bush Sr., Trump, and Biden were more sporadic, but they are all here. (Presidents from FDR to Reagan didn't give these addresses.) Enjoy, and have fun learning!

  1. 1000

    Barack Obama - 2009-3-21

    "Equal to the Task" (Federal budget)

  2. 999

    Barack Obama - 2009-3-14

    "A Troubling Trend" (Food safety)

  3. 998

    Barack Obama - 2009-3-7

    "Where We Need to Go" (Economic recovery)

  4. 997

    Barack Obama - 2009-2-28

    "Real and Dramatic Change" (Federal budget)

  5. 996

    Barack Obama - 2009-2-21

    "Rules of the Road" (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)

  6. 995

    Barack Obama - 2009-2-14

    "Equal to This Task" (American Recovery and Reinvestment Act)

  7. 994

    Barack Obama - 2009-2-7

    "Scale and Scope" (Economic recovery plan)

  8. 993

    Barack Obama - 2009-1-31

    "We Are Moving Forward" (Economic recovery)

  9. 992

    Barack Obama - 2009-1-24

    "The Challenges We Face" (American Recovery and Reinvestment Plan) President Obama's weekly messages were recorded as videos, and uploaded each week to YouTube, on an official White House channel. They were also posted on the White House web site. While they were still broadcast on the radio in some areas, the focus shifted away from radio as a means of communication, and toward the internet and social media. During this time, the "radio addresses" were rebranded as the "President's weekly address" or "weekly video address." The YouTube videos are labeled as "Your Weekly Address." Each address has an official title, which is in quotations. Alternate titles, in brackets, are taken from The Obama White House channel on YouTube, or other official releases. For the first few months, there were no alternate titles available, so I just listed the topic.

  10. 991

    George W. Bush - 2009-1-17

    "The Cause of Freedom" (Presidential transition)

  11. 990

    George W. Bush - 2009-1-10

    "A Debt of Gratitude" (Armed Forces)

  12. 989

    George W. Bush - 2009-1-3

    "An End to Terror" (Middle East)

  13. 988

    George W. Bush - 2008-12-27

    "To Protect Our Freedom" (Christmas; Armed Forces)

  14. 987

    George W. Bush - 2008-12-20

    "Stronger Than Before" (Auto industry)

  15. 986

    George W. Bush - 2008-12-13

    "Faith and Determination" (War on Drugs)

  16. 985

    George W. Bush - 2008-12-6

    "To This New Day" (Iraq War)

  17. 984

    George W. Bush - 2008-11-26

    "The Goodness of Our People" (Thanksgiving)

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All of the Presidents' Weekly Addresses. From FDR's fireside chats to Reagan's "weekly radio address," to Biden's "weekly conversations." Enjoy this daily bite-sized piece of American history, from 1933 to today. A variety of different names, but all part of the same tradition of personal weekly messages from our Presidents to their citizens. Reagan, Clinton, Bush and Obama gave these almost every week, while Roosevelt, Bush Sr., Trump, and Biden were more sporadic, but they are all here. (Presidents from FDR to Reagan didn't give these addresses.) Enjoy, and have fun learning!

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