FDR The Great Commincator

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The Great Communicator: FDR, the Media and the Message

President Roosevelt was a masterful communicator, with the skillful ability to use his speeches, press conferences, and
national radio broadcasts to shape policy and the course of American history

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FDR and Mass Media/Propaganda

"So, first of all, let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself—nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror which paralyzes needed efforts to convert retreat into advance."

Franklin D. Roosevelt - First Inaugural Address
Saturday, March 4, 1933

FDR gets REAL with his first Inaugural address -
RECOGNIZE - EXPLAIN - ASSERT - LEAD

The Emergency Banking Act

Letters to the President

Tens of thousands of citizens wrote the Roosevelt’s for assistance, intercession, or advice. The Roosevelt’s received 300,000 pieces of mail in 1933, 90,000 in 1937 and 150,000 in 1940.

This correspondence reflected the plight of the many desperate persons hit by the depression: farmers whose properties were foreclosed; veterans of World War I seeking bonuses, medical help, or hospitalization; unemployed persons appealing for jobs or funds; and families in legal, social, or financial difficulties of every description.

For FDR, Letters Provided Glimpse Into America (4:47)

Q? After listening to the NPR "For FDR, Letters Provided Glimpse Into America ", explain the letters mentioned capture the mindset of the American people during the Great Depression.

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