FDR Addresses the 1932 Democratic Convention – in the midst of scary times.
As we get ready to start the 2024 Democratic convention next month, I thought I would run a snapshot from another convention, this one from New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, accepting the party’s nomination for President in that harrowing year of 1932.
FDR: “I pledge you, I pledge myself, to a new deal for the American people. Let us all here assembled constitute ourselves prophets of a new order of competence and of courage. This is more than a political campaign; it is a call to arms. Give me your help, not to win votes alone, but to win in this crusade to restore America to its own people.”
And the rest, as they say, is history.
Here is an extended excerpt from that speech, given by FDR on the closing day of the 1932 Democratic Convention, held in Chicago and broadcast to the nation via that marvel of high-tech; radio.
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FDR Accepts The Nomination – 1932 Democratic Convention – Past Daily Election Snapshot
As we get ready to start the 2024 Democratic convention next month, I thought I would run a snapshot from another convention, this one from New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, accepting the party’s nomination for President in that harrowing year of 1932.
And the rest, as they say, is history.
Here is an extended excerpt from that speech, given by FDR on the closing day of the 1932 Democratic Convention, held in Chicago and broadcast to the nation via that marvel of high-tech; radio.
As you probably know by now, Past Daily is going through a few changes. Over the past several months we’ve been introducing new features and losing old ones. We’ve begun to run ads, only because we really need the income to stay online and hope this isn’t a problem. Of course, if you consider subscribing and becoming a Patron via Patreon, you get the posts ad-free and the option to download all the audio we post here – our way of saying thank you for your support. Joining Patreon is easy and we’ve made it even easier for you by offering you a free trial to kick the tires, as it were. All you have to do is click on the red box just below, the one that says Become A Patron, and be part of the family. We’ll be offering more perks as time goes on – but we need to get stable first and we can only do that with your support. So do everybody a favor and join us – we’d love to have you!
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