Fireside Chat Listeners
FDR addresses the nation over radio on the banking crisis on March 12, 1933. His first Fireside Chat. Shot shows FDR speaking from his desk. Numerous shots show Americans from many backgrounds listening. Two families sit in their living rooms and listen. Rural men surround a potbellied stove in a general store and listen. Others listen as they lean on a lunch counter. Shots show rich people in elegant dress also listening. Several CUs show the faces of the president's audience.
| Identifier | CLIP-13514 |
| Duration | 46 sec |
| Genre | Documentary |
| Date | March 12 1933 |
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