The President's Speech: Franklin Delano Roosevelt

It was a time that our country had never witnessed nor expected. Who would’ve thought the following of some of the greatest times in United States, such as the roaring twenties and the start of the Industrial revolution, would result in some of the darkest days the United States has ever seen. Starting the in late 1920s and throughout 1930s, was what we know as the Great Depression. Franklin Delano Roosevelt was sworn in as the 32nd president on March 4th, 1933, a year in which was considered one of the lowest points of the Great Depression. A damaged and torn nation looked to its new leader in hopes of economic resilience and prosperity. FDR’s inaugural address is considered to be one of the most famous acts of public speaking where common sayings such as “Only thing we have to fear is fear itself’ were first uttered (Moley 1). In a time of such unconventional circumstances, FDR’s inaugural address reassured the American people that the United States will become the great country it once was.

Following the attack on Pearl Harbor, Franklin Delano Roosevelt communicated an address to the Vice President, the Speaker of The House, Congress, and other United States citizens. In his speech, Roosevelt summarized the events that took place on December 7, 1941. He reminded congressmen of the peace and diplomacy displayed between the two nations prior to the attack and then went on to detail the events that took place and proposed a plan of action. The majority of people who are aware of the message in Roosevelt’s speech could agree that he, “had a way with words, especially an ability to produce easily understood explanations of his policies” (Schlesinger, 2008). After the horrific Japanese offensive on Pearl Harbor, along with Malaya, Hong

As the President of the United States at that time, Roosevelt held considerable authority over the decisions of his nation; therefore, he was able to persuade his people more effectively because his audience did not hold as much authority as he did. Roosevelt holds an authoritative tone throughout the whole speech as he states his efforts as a leader have resulted in making certain decisions; for example, he indicates that “As commander in chief of the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures be taken for our defense. But always will our whole nation remember the character of the onslaught against us.” (par.9) in order to reinforce his reputation as the leader and maintain his voice of reason

President Ronald Reagan’s speech “A Time for Choosing” was my selection for this assignment. Prior to his presidential election, Ronald Reagan was catapulted forward in his career by his motivational speech later titled by some simply as “The Speech”. At the time, Regan had recently changed from a long-standing Democrat to a Republican. Although his speech was unable to prevent President Lyndon Johnson’s ultimate win, it was very memorable due to the emotionally powerful and deeply moving presentation. Creating an unknown, yet powerful pull for his inevitable position as President. By conveying his points with such an emotional drive, “A Time for Choosing” became one of the most important speeches of his career. The soon to be President delivered this speech with strong words many Americans were not prepared to hear but came to accept. A speech that created many questions and provided many answers managed to express a level of emotion that seemed urgently calm. As one of President Reagans greatest speeches “A Time for Change” provided the world with a preview of a President in the making.

On March 4, 1933, Franklin Delano Roosevelt stood before a nation and assumed the presidency of the United States of America. He recited the entire oath of office from memory, instead of merely answering “I Do” to a list of promises he was making to the American people. American citizens who had already endured four years of the greatest economic depression the nation had ever experienced. Americans who were desperately searching for help and relief from unemployment, financial crisis, and the possibility of starvation. In his inaugural address, Roosevelt vowed to bring to America the relief Americans needed, and to restore the nation to it’s position of power in the world. He promised a New Deal. While many wanted to believe that this

Many had their thoughts on what the president should talk about that night, one even stating “Please Mr. President, don’t frighten us by telling us the facts.” Luckily, FDR counter-reacted and said, “frankly and definitely there is danger ahead – danger against which we must prepare. But

a speech and at its end he gets shot. Roosevelt was very unconcerned with direct democracy but

"The only thing we have to fear is fear itself" is perhaps one of the most famous quotes of all time but it perfectly illustrates FDR's mindset. He believes that if the President, Congress, and the American people are too afraid to try anything new that could help fix the economy and move the country forward, then they will never make any progress. He then proceeds to mention some of the difficulties facing Americans during this time: increased taxes, farmers can no longer find markets for their produce, and the savings of many families are gone.

In his acceptance speech to the Democratic National Convention on June 27, 1936, President Franklin Roosevelt mentioned many challenges and concerns facing the United States during that time period. In his speech the President used short-hand phrases, brief references, and pejorative naming to make his larger, political and ideological points. FDR used terms like ‘economic royalists’, along with phrases like ‘new despotism wrapped in the robes of legal sanctions’, to identify the large corporations, investors and employers, who according to him are trying to influence policies and control the government for their own personal benefits. The President also uses phrases like ‘Necessitous men are not free men’, to reiterate his concerns and to point out how the working people of America are being deprived from their rights by these very same privileged employers. FDR compares 1936 to 1776, referring to the American Revolution and its significance in putting the power back in the hands of the average Americans, and how it is necessary to check the power of the corporations in order to protect the interests of the American people and restore the power back in the hands of the people.

The 26th president of the United States was unexpectedly promoted into the presidency following the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901. In 1899, Roosevelt gave a speech laying out a citizen’s responsibility to the nation. How willing was Roosevelt to live up to those same standards? What was Roosevelt’s vision for our nation? Roosevelt up to this point had already achieved an impressive list of accomplishments as a Harvard graduate, rancher, soldier, New York Governor and Assistant Secretary of the Navy. As

Franklin Delano Roosevelt engaged with his audience with the words that he chose to use and the tone he had in his voice. Mr. Roosevelt used emotion in his tone of voice by saying “I regret to tell you that many American lives have been lost. In addition, American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas between San Francisco and Honolulu” (Roosevelt, 2017). He used a different tone in his voice when he said this so that way they would feel emotional as he told them about the attack. Mr. Roosevelt used a softer, more calm tone when he told those that many American people had lost their lives. As President, he didn’t use words to

It was a Tuesday evening in November of 1932, and the excitement was floating around the ballroom. All the people were dressed up and enjoying the night. One particular lady was roaming around the great ballroom, talking to everyone she came upon. It was not her night to be celebrating, but her husband was anxiously awaiting the news in a separate room. She would come to a group of people, thank them for their generous donations to the campaign, and encourage them the results would be in favor of the Democrats. The lady was not completely thrilled about the possibility of having to move to the White House, but she would support her husband no matter what. When the election was almost finished, the soon-to-be-President joined his guests in the

The title in the selection of Franklin D. Roosevelt's "State of the Union Address" tell that the work will be his view point on the State of the Union. In a State of the Union address the president discusses information of the Union as well as his stances. Roosevelt makes an observation stating "For there is nothing mysterious about the foundations of a healthy and strong democracy." Roosevelt seems confident that he knows how to provide such a "healthy and strong democracy." Later on in the selection, Franklin Roosevelt states that there are some social economical subjects that need "immediate improvement." He then provides examples of these subjects such as widening opportunities for adequate medical care. Roosevelt believes these type of

Keep fighting until the fight is over. This quote refers to Franklin D. Roosevelt, who was our thirty second United States President. He conquered the Great Depression, one of the worst tragedies of our time. Roosevelt's "Inaugural Address" encouraged the American people to follow him in the battle against the Depression. His "New Deal" made everyone's lives astonishing.

The wise words of great leader will always be remembered and lesson from it learned in everyday life of decision markers. The decision leader make during intervention come in two ways, one: undermined the state, two: the state or nations coming together through the decisions for development, crisis, building-relationships and history making during the process. “We look forward to the world founding upon four key human rights” by Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1941. The pen is the mighty tool of historians to record the process that generations to come know about the pasted. On January 6, 1941 decision made by the world granted leader former president Franklin Roosevelt, his decision to present freedom message to congress of the United State of America