The Presidency
Franklin D. Roosevelt's Fireside Chats
2021-05-30T21:28:44-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvMWNjXC8yMDIxMDUzMDIxMzQyOTAwM19oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Herman Eberhardt showed an NBC radio microphone from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, where he is a supervisory curator. The microphone was used when FDR delivered his fireside chats. We learned why these talks were so effective in rallying a desperate nation during the Great Depression -- and we heard an excerpt from FDR’s 1933 radio broadcast on the banking crisis. The Roosevelt library provided the video.
Herman Eberhardt showed an NBC radio microphone from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, where he is a supervisory cu…
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Herman Eberhardt showed an NBC radio microphone from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, where he is a supervisory curator. The microphone was used when FDR delivered his fireside chats. We learned why these talks were so effective in rallying a desperate nation during the Great Depression -- and we heard an excerpt from FDR’s 1933 radio broadcast on the banking crisis. The Roosevelt library provided the video. close
Herman Eberhardt showed an NBC radio microphone from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, where he is a supervisory cu… read more
Herman Eberhardt showed an NBC radio microphone from the Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum, where he is a supervisory curator. The microphone was used when FDR delivered his fireside chats. We learned why these talks were so effective in rallying a desperate nation during the Great Depression -- and we heard an excerpt from FDR’s 1933 radio broadcast on the banking crisis. The Roosevelt library provided the video. close
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