(Recording noise) My friends, since my annual message to the Congress on January fourth, last, I have not addressed the general public over the air. In the many weeks since that time the Congress has[…]
Category: Political Transcription and Captioning
2016, Ted Cruz – Playing Trump – political ad – closed captioned
(Music) Look, I got the Trump action figure. No way, it’s huge. What does he do? He pretends to be a Republican. (Children’s laughter) I’d give bailouts for the banks. Too big to fail. I[…]
1933, March 12 – FDR – Fireside chat #1 – On the Banking Crisis – open captioned
VO: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. FDR: My friends, I want to talk for a few minutes with the people of the United States about banking. To talk with the comparatively[…]
1933, May 7 -FDR – Fireside chat #2 – On Progress During the First Two Months – open captioned
FDR: On a Sunday night a week after my inauguration, I used the radio to tell you about the banking crisis and about the measures we were taking to meet it. In that way I[…]
1936, Sept 6 – FDR – Fireside Chat #8 – On Drought Conditions – open captioned
FDR: My friends, I have been on a journey of husbandry. I went primarily to see it first hand conditions in the drought states, to see how effectively federal and local authorities are taking care[…]
1937, March 9 – FDR – Fireside chat #9 – On the Reorganization of the Judiciary – open captioned
(Recording noise) VO: Ladies and gentlemen, the President of the United States. FDR: My friends, last Thursday I described in detail certain economic problems which everyone admits now face the nation. For the many messages[…]
1937, Oct 12 – FDR – Fireside chat #10 – On Legislation – open captioned
FDR: My friends, this afternoon I have issued a proclamation calling a special session of the Congress to convene on Monday, November 15th, 1937. I do this in order to give to the Congress an[…]
1934, September 9 – FDR – Fireside chat #6 – open captioned
(Silence) –that report– (Audio cuts out) –though because of the shortness of time, I must defer a number of subjects to a later date. Recently the most notable public questions that have concerned us all[…]
1938, June 24 – FDR – Fireside chat #13 – On Party Primaries – open captioned
FDR: My friends, the American public and the American newspapers are certainly creatures of habit. This is one of the warmest evenings that I have ever felt in Washington, D.C., and yet this talk tonight[…]
1938, April 14 – FDR – Fireside chat #12 – On Economic Conditions – open captioned
FDR: My friends, five months have gone by since I last spoke to the people of the nation about the state of the nation. I had hoped to be able to defer this talk until[…]