Episode 511- FDR's Fireside Chats

The History of WWII Podcast

Ray Harris Jr

Society & Culture, Education, History

4.5 • 4.5K Ratings

🗓️ 11 February 2025

⏱️ 51 minutes

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As President Roosevelt knew his New Deal policies would be unpopular with the business owners, he sought to explain himself directly to the people. Thus his fireside chats were born. But then came another crisis, the outbreak of WWII. Over the years, FDR would keep his fellow citizens informed of the country’s failures and successes, but ever striving for victory. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

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1:22.2	Hello, and thank you for listening to the history of World War II podcast, episode 511 FDR's fireside chats.
1:32.0	Humans are such that they respond intensely to two things, honesty and charm, though not necessarily in that order.
1:38.0	And when politics is thrown into the mix, the cynicism is increased, as it should be.
1:45.7	But there are times when the politician's self-interest, ever self-serving, and the interest of the nation, align.
1:53.2	It's rare, but it happens. Which cynically brings to mind a quote from the actor George Burns,
1:59.9	who said, The most important thing is honesty. Once you can fake that, you've got it made.
2:03.2	Cynical, yes, but it's not wrong.
2:07.7	Point is, every political party has its own version of the truth,
2:11.5	and the job of their side is to get their version of the truth to the people as fast as they can,
2:14.5	and preferably wrapped up in a very agreeable package.
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