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SATURDAY, MARCH 4, 1933. I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels. This is preeminently the time to speak the truth, the whole truth, frankly and boldly. Nor need we shrink from honestly facing ...
14 kwi 2019 · Franklin D. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address is perhaps the most famous speech of its kind in American history, with its memorable phrase, “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.”
Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address includes the famous line— “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself.” It’s generally believed that Roosevelt’s political adviser Louis Howe added these words to the speech.
When Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave his first inaugural address on March 4, 1933, the nation was reeling from the Great Depression and was dissatisfied with the previous administration’s reluctance to fight it.
First Inaugural Address. Franklin D. Roosevelt March 4, 1933 (abridged) This is a day of national consecration. And I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the Presidency I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our Nation impels.
21 lis 2023 · FDR's inaugural address in 1933 was a great departure from President Hoover who was known to deliver dry and dreary speeches. This was an impassioned speech that inspired hope in the...
Reading copy of President Roosevelt's fourth inaugural address, delivered January 20, 1945. FDR's Papers as President, Master Speech File
