First Fireside Chat: Trivia
First Fireside Chat: Trivia
The Star Spangled Banner was played at the end of each of Roosevelt's Fireside Chats. Because of course it was. (Source)
Sorry to break it to you: during this speech FDR was not located next to a fireside—he was sitting at a large desk in the White House, with recording equipment surrounding him. (Source)
While Roosevelt did work with speech writers, he also liked to ad lib his speeches. This is why the actual speech often differs from the written transcript. (It must have driven his speech-writer insane.) (Source)
The very first bank run in the U.S.A. was in Nashville, Tennessee. They were not chilling like Nashvillains that day. (Source)
FDR is the only president who held office for four consecutive terms. After his presidency, Congress passed the 22nd Amendment, limiting the position to two elected terms. Give a mouse a cookie…and he'll run for president as much as you let him. (Source)