Fireside Chats by FDR
· Used Radio to reach the country en masse
· Outlined what was being done to ease suffering
· Once a week, spoke by the fire
"It is your problem, my friends, your problem no less than it is mine. Together we cannot fail."
-FDR (Ending of his first fireside chat)
-FDR (Ending of his first fireside chat)
FUN FACT: Fireside chats were not actually done by the fire
Subjunctive Question
If Radio had not been invented by that time so fire side chats could not be given, would FDR still be as loved as he was?
Summary: Fire Side chats was the way FDR talked to the people of America to help ease their suffering. He would explain what and why he was doing, and get rid of any rumours. He did this once a week by radio and is one of the reasons why he was so well liked.