![[ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano.] WINANT, John Gilbert. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Memorial Address Delivered Before the Joint Meeting of the Two Houses of Congress as a Tribute of Respect to the Late President of the United States. 79th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document No. 770. [Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1948.] Photographic frontispiece portrait of FDR. Original black gilt-stamped cloth.](https://www.christies.com/img/LotImages/2016/NYR/2016_NYR_12190_0430_000(roosevelt_franklin_delano_winant_john_gilbert_franklin_delano_roosevel073805).jpg?w=1)
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[ROOSEVELT, Franklin Delano.] WINANT, John Gilbert. Franklin Delano Roosevelt. Memorial Address Delivered Before the Joint Meeting of the Two Houses of Congress as a Tribute of Respect to the Late President of the United States. 79th Congress, 2nd Session, House Document No. 770. [Washington, D.C.: Government Printing Office, 1948.] Photographic frontispiece portrait of FDR. Original black gilt-stamped cloth.
In his autobiography, Ronald Reagan An American Life, Reagan notes: “I cast my first vote for Roosevelt…I soon idolized FDR…During his Fireside Chats, his strong, gentle, confident voice resonated across the nation with an eloquence that brought comfort and resilience to a nation caught up in a storm and reassured us that we could lick any problem. I will never forget him for that” (p.67). He recalls that he learned a valuable lesson from FDR’s Fireside Chats which he employed throughout his political career: “Although the Democrats controlled the legislature, it occurred to me that I had an opportunity to go over their heads. Franklin D. Roosevelt gave me the idea with his Fireside Chats…by going on television or radio and telling the people what was going on…and what we were trying to do about it, I thought I might be able to get public opinion on my side. It worked better than I ever dreamed it would” (p.169). Halter T911.
In his autobiography, Ronald Reagan An American Life, Reagan notes: “I cast my first vote for Roosevelt…I soon idolized FDR…During his Fireside Chats, his strong, gentle, confident voice resonated across the nation with an eloquence that brought comfort and resilience to a nation caught up in a storm and reassured us that we could lick any problem. I will never forget him for that” (p.67). He recalls that he learned a valuable lesson from FDR’s Fireside Chats which he employed throughout his political career: “Although the Democrats controlled the legislature, it occurred to me that I had an opportunity to go over their heads. Franklin D. Roosevelt gave me the idea with his Fireside Chats…by going on television or radio and telling the people what was going on…and what we were trying to do about it, I thought I might be able to get public opinion on my side. It worked better than I ever dreamed it would” (p.169). Halter T911.