Document Analysis of 140. Franklin D. Roosevelt, Speech to the Democratic National Convention (1936) This document was created by a man who has worked with President Franklin D. Roosevelt. Samuel Irving Rosenman was Roosevelt’s speechwriter and he edited speeches that the president had to recite publicly. This really makes me believe that Roosevelt really trusted this man. Rosenman was also a lawyer, even though he was very close to Roosevelt doesn’t mean that the author will be biased to agree with options that Roosevelt made. The 1936 Democratic National Convention took place in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The convention was four days long lasting from June 23rd to June 27th. The document tells us how the speech that Roosevelt made in 1936
