Analyzing FDR's First Fireside Chat
Focusing on Details: Discussion Topic
All documents and text associated with this activity are printed below, followed by a worksheet for student responses.Introduction
On March 12, 1933, a little over a week after his inaugural address, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave a "fireside chat" – the first in a series of approximately 30 such talks throughout his Presidency.Read the following text of the fireside chat. As you read, make note of any statements, phrases, or selections that you think are important, interesting, and/or innovative. Explain why you choose the selections that you did.
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Analyzing FDR's First Fireside Chat
Focusing on Details: Discussion Topic
Examine the documents included in this activity and write your response in the space provided.
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Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis
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Conclusion
Analyzing FDR's First Fireside Chat
Focusing on Details: Discussion Topic
- What statements, phrases, or selections from FDR's first fireside chat did you think were important, interesting, and/or innovative. Explain your reasoning for choosing those selections.
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Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis
3/12/1933
This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-PPF: Papers as President, President's Personal File.
National Archives Identifier: 197302
Full Citation: Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis; 3/12/1933; Collection FDR-PPF: Papers as President, President's Personal File, . [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/documents/document/fireside-chat-on-the-banking-crisis, October 13, 2024]Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis
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