Franklin D. Roosevelt

The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt

in large print

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Antigonos Verlag
• Seitenzahl: 360
• Erscheinungstermin: 16. August 2025
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 210mm x 148mm x 25mm
• Gewicht: 522g
• ISBN-13: 9783388089263
• ISBN-10: 3388089264
• Artikelnr.: 75213126

Autorenporträt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt, commonly known by his initials FDR, was the 32nd president of the United States, serving from 1933 until his death in 1945. As an author, his literary contributions include 'The Fireside Chats of Franklin Delano Roosevelt,' a collection of thirty radio addresses that he delivered to the American public throughout his presidency. These chats were immensely significant as they represented a novel way of communicating with the citizenry, enabling Roosevelt to bypass traditional media channels and foster a sense of personal connection with the populace during the Great Depression and World War II. Roosevelt's rhetorical skill and his ability to use the medium of radio effectively not only illustrate his innovative response to the communication challenges of his time but also reflect his distinctive literary style, which was conversational, reassuring, and often imbued with a can-do American spirit. His fireside chats are a testament to his leadership and his mastery of the spoken word, and they have since been recognized as an integral part of his political legacy and an important contribution to American political communication and literature.