The Fireside Chats


Read by LibriVox Volunteers

(4.6 stars; 7 reviews)

President Franklin Delano Roosevelt thirty radio addresses made throughout his terms as President of the United States between 1933 and 1944. The speeches are snapshots of American life during the turbulent decade that included the Great Depression and World War II. (Summary by Jill Engle) (9 hr 2 min)

Chapters

March 12, 1933 12:16 Read by Maria Kasper
May 7, 1933 21:22 Read by Maria Kasper
July 24, 1933 19:50 Read by Michael Fassio
October 22, 1933 17:41 Read by Michael Fassio
June 28, 1934 17:16 Read by Bill Boerst
September 30, 1934 26:12 Read by Linda Johnson
April 28, 1935 24:29 Read by Linda Johnson
September 6, 1936 23:19 Read by VfkaBT
March 9, 1937 Part One 17:28 Read by Linda Johnson
March 9, 1937 Part Two 16:55 Read by Linda Johnson
October 12, 1937 21:01 Read by Maria Kasper
April 14, 1938 Part One 16:13 Read by Maria Kasper
April 14, 1938 Part Two 15:10 Read by Maria Kasper
June 24, 1938 24:40 Read by Melvin Lee
September 3, 1939 8:49 Read by TriciaG
May 26, 1940 Part One 14:14 Read by Michael Fassio
May 26, 1940 Part Two 13:39 Read by Michael Fassio
September 11, 1941 20:00 Read by Larry Wilson
December 9, 1941 19:47 Read by Larry Wilson
February 23, 1942 Part One 15:12 Read by Melvin Lee
February 23, 1942 Part Two 15:39 Read by Melvin Lee
April 28, 1942 Part One 12:32 Read by BettyB
April 28, 1942 Part Two 12:19 Read by BettyB
September 7, 1942 21:38 Read by Michael Fassio
October 12, 1942 22:47 Read by Michael Fassio
May 2, 1943 15:05 Read by BettyB
July 28, 1943 22:43 Read by BettyB
September 8, 1943 11:28 Read by larryhayes7
December 24, 1943 21:19 Read by BettyB
June 5, 1944 10:46 Read by Jill Engle
June 23, 1944 10:48 Read by BettyB

Reviews

enlightening


(4.5 stars)

I am glad the kind readers have provided this resource. History is just a collective lie that scholars have agreed upon. I used to think FDR was a pioneer in liberal social justice. However after listening to his words firsthand, I am amazed that his values are far to the right of DONALD TRUMP! Who would have thought that Franklin Delenor Roosevelt was literally Aldolf Hitler!!!!. I thank the volunteers for pointing this out to me. It is amazing that fascists historians have white washed history to the extent that I did not even realize just how evil FDR was. We need to recreate the Great depression so we can be saved by a president who will be a transgendered, BIPOC, furry, undocumented guest worker, supporter of international communist corporatism


(5 stars)

It is not possible to comment except to say these messages gave hope to millions and changed history. Thank you FDR.