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President Roosevelt’s State of the Union Address

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President Roosevelt’s State of the Union Address
President Roosevelt’s State of the Union Address
President Roosevelt’s State of the Union Address
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Date

1936-01-03

Maker

Wide World Photos

Dimensions

7 x 9 in. (17.8 x 22.9 cm)

Accession Number

PA2012.04.0036

Credit Line

Collection of the U.S. House of Representatives

Object Details

On January 3, 1936, President Franklin D. Roosevelt gave the first State of the Union address delivered in the evening. Designed to reach the largest possible radio audience and modeled after his famous “fireside chats,” the address touted the administration’s accomplishments and lambasted critics of the New Deal. The first nighttime presidential address was Woodrow Wilson’s April 2, 1917, appeal to a Joint Session of Congress for a declaration of war against Germany.

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