Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis

Fireside Chat on the Banking Crisis

Roosevelt, Franklin D.

Great Depression
Banking crisis—United States
New Deal
Economic policy—United States
Public communication

This speech, delivered by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on March 12, 1933, addressed the American public during the banking crisis of the Great Depression. In this first Fireside Chat, Roosevelt explained the purpose of the Emergency Banking Act and reassured citizens about the stability of the banking system. The address played a critical role in restoring public confidence and encouraging Americans to redeposit money into banks, contributing to financial stabilization.

American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara

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1933-03-12

Text

Digital text

https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/documents/fireside-chat-1-the-banking-crisis

American Presidency Project, University of California, Santa Barbara

English

Related to Emergency Banking Act (1933)

1933 United States

Public Domain