fireside chats

fireside chats
n [pl]
the series of informal radio broadcasts that President Franklin D Roosevelt made in 1932 to explain his New Deal(1) and the decisions of his government. He was the first president to use radio to talk directly to the people. He called them ‘my fellow Americans’ and spoke as if he was talking with friends.

* * *


Universalium. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • fireside chats — [fireside chats] noun [pl] the series of informal radio broadcasts that President Franklin D Roosevelt made in 1932 to explain his ↑New Deal and the decisions of his government. He was the first president to use radio to talk directly to the… …   Useful english dictionary

  • Fireside chats — The fireside chats were a series of thirty evening radio speeches given by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944.Origin of radio addressAccording to Roosevelt’s principal speechwriter Judge Samuel Rosenman, he first… …   Wikipedia

  • Fireside chats — Ein Kamingepräch bezeichnet ein informelles Treffen im kleinen Kreis zu einem spezifischen Thema. Die Gestaltung soll eine persönliche Atmosphäre gewährleisten. Der Begriff leitet sich von Fireside chats , den 30 Radio Ansprachen von U. S.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Fireside Chats —    On 12 March 1933 President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed the nation in a radio broadcast to explain why he declared a bank holiday. It was the first of his presidential “fireside chats,” a term used by the head of CBS in Washington to… …   Historical Dictionary of the Roosevelt–Truman Era

  • Fireside — can refer to the location adjacent to a fire ring or fireplace. It may also refer to:*Fireside Chats, evening radio talks given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt during the Great Depression*Fireside Poets, a group of 19th century American… …   Wikipedia

  • Fireside chat — Ein Kamingepräch bezeichnet ein informelles Treffen im kleinen Kreis zu einem spezifischen Thema. Die Gestaltung soll eine persönliche Atmosphäre gewährleisten. Der Begriff leitet sich von Fireside chats , den 30 Radio Ansprachen von U. S.… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • fireside — [[t]fa͟ɪ͟ə(r)saɪd[/t]] firesides N COUNT: usu sing If you sit by the fireside in a room, you sit near the fire. ...winter evenings by the fireside. ...cosy fireside chats …   English dictionary

  • Franklin D. Roosevelt — Infobox President name=Franklin Delano Roosevelt order=32nd President of the United States term start= March 4, 1933 term end= April 12, 1945 predecessor= Herbert Hoover successor= Harry S. Truman order2=44th Governor of New York term start2=… …   Wikipedia

  • Judicial Procedures Reform Bill of 1937 — The Hughes Court, 1932–1937. Front row: Justices Brandeis and Van Devanter, Chief Justice Hughes, and Justices McReynolds and Sutherland. Back row: Justices Roberts, Butler, Stone, and Cardozo …   Wikipedia

  • National Recording Registry — Martin Luther King Jr. s I Have a Dream speech was one of the 50 recordings added on the first year of existence of the United States National Recording Registry. The National Recording Registry is a list of sound recordings that are culturally,… …   Wikipedia

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”