Photo of the Day

No. 581

sending a message

Franklin Roosevelt sits near his home radio, 1932. FDR began using fireside chats as Governor of New York.

Bad news lurked around every corner.

The people would need to sacrifice, and Franklin Roosevelt wanted them to understand why.

So, he explained it to them directly.

1934; 1944.

The setting: a Sunday night radio conversation at an imaginary family …