Fireside chats

The roaring 20’s was time of dramatic social and economic change. There was increase in total wealth and urbanization of the rural areas of the country. However, the success of the American economy did not last more than a decade. After the WWI many countries were in heavy debt especially Germany who could not afford to pay for the war. Because of this the United States enacted the Dawes Plan in which U.S investors would give loans to Germany who will then pay off France and Britain, then they…

1. Bonus Army - In 1924, Congress rewarded World War I veterans with a bonus for their services in 1917-1918 for “saving” democracy. This bonus was able to be redeemed in 1945 for $1000 each. Many veterans were hit hard during the depression and marched up to the capital to obtain their entire bonus ahead of time. More or less twenty thousand impoverished veterans both of unemployment and war, formed the Bonus Expeditionary Force (BEF). They set up unsanitary public camps which created a menace…

For example, FDR appeals to the public in his fireside chat by telling them to fill unemployment cards in order to identify a particular region of severe unemployment and to find a suitable industry for job-less people (Doc. D). The audience of FDR’s fireside chat is the people of the US, especially the unemployed who are concerned to find a job and need a permanent cure to the depression. FDR was also…

The New Deal and the Great Society were two of the most compelling political strategies introduced by a president. Franklin D. In 1932, Roosevelt set in motion the New Deal; his primary focus was known as the three R’s: relief, recovery, and reform. For recovery, Roosevelt focused on reorganizing the banking system; this included implementing a bank holiday, organizing the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation, and the Homeowners Loan Corporation. Reform, focused on changing systems to prevent…

oath of office in 1932 and with the country mired in the depths of the Great Depression, Roosevelt immediately acted to restore public confidence, proclaiming a bank holiday and speaking directly to the public in a series of radio broadcasts or “fireside chats.” His ambitious slate of New Deal programs and reforms redefined the role of the federal government in the lives of Americans. He too was leading America through such a difficult time just as President Abraham Lincoln was. His mission was…

American public. The presidency brings with it a public prestige and standing outside of Washington that they can use to “go public” and circumvent those pesky Washington elites, like when President Dave Chappelle told people about aliens or FDR’s fireside chats. These public appeals can influence public attitudes towards the president. According to the book, which I totally read, people develop attitudes towards the president based upon three things. The first is the political community they…

together & pass a reform legislation to help the people of the nation. He started to hold open press conferences & gave regular national radio addresses, so he can speak directly to the American people. The 1st radio address he done was called: “fireside chats”, which was about the banking crisis & it was broadcast to 60…

Just like how Lessig argues the internet’s cyberspace is regulated by its code. This same argument can be also be said about a certain pre-1980’s system of communication, the radio. The internet and the radio share many similarities to each other. One is that they were both created to benefit the military, both were used by nearly most of the American population, and lastly, both gave the U.S. government a new way to create a new set of “code” to control and regulate American society. During…

Franklin Delano Roosevelt Franklin Delano Roosevelt was born on January 30, 1882 in Hyde Park, New York. He grew up in a wealthy family and had private tutors and attended elite schools such as Groton, Harvard, and the Columbia University Law School. FDR was raised as a christian and later quoted the Sermon on the MOunt when he addressed the nation on Christmas eve on year. After law school, FDR was employed as a clerk in a Wall Street law firm. Later he married Anna Eleanor Roosevelt, who was…

During these “Fireside Chats”, Roosevelt worded his speeches and conversations carefully and precisely, using semi-informal language as a device to bring himself to that of a “neighbor talking to another neighbor” instead of President to people (Latson 1). His ease of connection…