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On this day, March 12, 1933, Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat.
Tomorrow 1933, FDR delivers his first radio fireside chat — on why banks collapsed, what he is doing to fix the system and what Americans can expect, closing, “Together we cannot fail."
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Mon Mar 13, 2023: On March 12, 1933, Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat.
Fri Mar 12, 2021: On this day, March 12, 1933, Roosevelt delivered his first fireside chat.