“Let me assert my firm belief that the only thing we have to fear is fear itself — nameless, unreasoning, unjustified terror.” – FDR On March 4, 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivered his inaugural address outside the east wing of the U.S. Capitol. | American Experience | PBS

President Franklin Roosevelt revolutionized the use of the radio. He used a series of 31 “fireside chats” to reach into millions of American homes to discuss international and domestic challenges. He believed that an informed nation would make the right choices. Roosevelt rarely spoke directly about Adolf Hitler and never mentioned the persecution of European Jews during these chats. Instead, FDR prioritized recovery from the Great Depression and concerns regarding US involvement in World War II