David Kaiser: STATES OF THE UNION [2024 Roosevelt Reading Festival]

David Kaiser -
States of the Union: A Political History of the United States
through Presidential Addresses, 1789‐2023
[2024 Roosevelt Reading Festival]

00:00 – Introduction
1:43 – Synopsis of the States of the Union Book
7:57 – The problems FDR faced when he got into power
10:30 – FDR’s fireside chats addressing the country’s recovery process from the Great Depression
14:05 – FDR’s goals moving forward and how they helped and hurt the country
18:32 – FDR preparing the nation for war
21:04 – FDR informing Americans how they were going to win the war
23:11 – FDR’s promises for the nation postwar
26:16 – The lasting effects of the promises after FDR passes
28:45 – Author sharing stories that illustrate what FDR meant to his countrymen
34:46 – Q&A