President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave his first "fireside chat" on this day in history, March 12, 1933, to reassure and inform a nation reeling from the effects of the Great Depression. This was the ...

Whatever happened to President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s tradition of fireside chats? Frances Gelles | Denver The spread of radio gave Roosevelt the means to have his speeches broadcast into listeners’ ...

The White House is bringing back weekly addresses from the President directly to the American people, continuing in the tradition of President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats. “This is a ...

Log-in to bookmark & organize content - it's free! June 2017 press conference where Sean Spicer clarifies that the President's tweets are "official statements." In 1933, Franklin Roosevelt broke ...

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Man invented fire. Business Man ruined it as a metaphor. The fireside chat is a mainstay of the corporate conference. Businesspeople fly in from around the country, check into their hotel and fortify ...

The Burrell School District once again is inviting students and families to pull up a lawn chair and chat during an event in November. The district is bringing back its “fireside chats” from 5 to 7 ...

Newark Mayor Ras Baraka (left) participated in a Fireside Chat with Tenisha Malcolm-Wint during the Financial Justice Summit XIV. The Summit, which was sponsored by New Jersey Action Education Fund, ...