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The first fireside chat calmed an anxious nation and provides a model for today

  • Written by Michael J. Socolow, Associate Professor, Communication and Journalism, University of Maine
President Franklin D. Roosevelt broadcasting his first fireside chat, March 12, 1933. National Archives

President Franklin D. Roosevelt and his advisers knew he had to do something.

The U.S. banking system faced imminent collapse; depositors around the country waited anxiously in line to withdraw their funds. To stop the run, on March 6, 1933,...

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