Fireside chats

As the face and representation of the United States of America, the president is arguably the most important factor when dealing with foreign affairs. Not to mention that they are in charge of running our country and taking care of us all. Presidents like Franklin Delano Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy have had some of the highest approval ratings in history. Some qualities that they had which made them so great and that I would expect of any person occupying the position of president are honesty,…

lose their jobs and their homes. Roosevelt desperately wanted to calm the people and provide an optimistic view. At this time around two-thirds of the U.S population had a radio in their home. Many people would tune in to hear what was called, ‘fireside chats.’ In these, Roosevelt would made the public feel comfortable, and offer a new sense of confidence in America. Roosevelt also utilized mass media, having people make movies to help show off America's past and what it could be in the future.…

Works Progress Administration, Tennessee Valley Authority, and the Social Security Act. These programs constructed new jobs for the unemployed people, and in addition, some programs also proved to be beneficial for the environment. Roosevelt’s fireside chats also appealed millions of people because they considered the president as their friend and savior. This sympathetic attitude of Roosevelt towards the people made him a national hero. Although every president thinks for the prosperity of the…

In the era of the Great depression people, such as John Fulmer, struggled to keep afloat the economic crisis that was brought on by buying on the margin. The year 1933 was the defining year in 20th century American history because of the president 's economic plan, The New Deal, as well as the Dust Bowl on farmers and overlooked discrimination. These events from 1933 changed people 's opinions on economic troubles, domestic and nondomestic, and discrimination towards others in the era of the…

During the Great Depression, the US suffered many economic problems. President Herbert Hoover did very little to fix these problems. During the 1932 election he ran against Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won by a landslide. Prior to this election, Roosevelt served as Democratic Governor of New York in 1928. He believed the the government should pursue new programs and reforms in order to help America through the Great Depression. When Roosevelt was elected, he criticized Hoovers failures and…

One of the major cause for the great changes during World War Era, 1890-1945, is the economic downturn. In fact most of the changes were done due to the economic crises. For example, the British debts from the Seven Years War brought England and colonists’ relationship to its knee, then again in 1780’s, the inflation of the Continental Currency forced the colonists to redesign the government system, thus constitution was adopted as the solution for strugger central government. No matter what…

The unbelievable news was on the radio. You had heard it but you didn’t believe it was true. The stock market had crashed. People were hysterical. The lines at all of the banks were as long as the eye could see. The people living in this time period were just beginning to experience the awful roller coaster their lives would be. In 1929 the Stock Market crashed. which led to the Great Depression. Roosevelt passed the first New Deal in 1933 and it ended in 1935. The Second New Deal started in…

Americans in need and even businesses with finances. They hoped America would be brought back to peace and people could go back to their normal lives.. In 1933 Roosevelt made the first fireside chat addressing the people of America who didn’t know where all their money went after depositing it in the banks. In this chat he informed Americans that they were using the money deposited…

becoming President the Persian Gulf War would have dragged on past his Presidency. Besides, “Retail Politics” there is “Wholesale Retail” when used correctly it captures the audience, Ronald Reagan was the best when it came to public speaking, and fireside chats because he would capture his audience into seeing what he see’s. With getting to know anyone and show them who you are, and get to know who they are, one has the ability to have an upper hand by having…

hit by a drought in the 1930s where soil was so dry, and dust was everywhere. In 1932, President Roosevelt won an overwhelming election and took office. He began addressing the public straight from the radio in a series of talks, known as the “fireside chats”. This helped ease the Americans stress and uncertainty over the nation’s economy. He started the New…