On this day in 1933 — 89 years ago — President Franklin D. Roosevelt held the first of his “fireside chats” on radio - Frank Beacham's Journal
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![President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), delivering a radio address on unemployment during the Great Depression. His policies supported labor unions and minimum wages. He appealed for 'National Teamwork,' between labor and workers. President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), delivering a radio address on unemployment during the Great Depression. His policies supported labor unions and minimum wages. He appealed for 'National Teamwork,' between labor and workers.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/BTKCHH/president-franklin-d-roosevelt-1882-1945-delivering-a-radio-address-BTKCHH.jpg)
President Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882-1945), delivering a radio address on unemployment during the Great Depression. His policies supported labor unions and minimum wages. He appealed for 'National Teamwork,' between labor and workers.
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