First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts

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President Franklin Delano Roosevelt addresses the nation over a national radio hook-up, while Eleanor Roosevelt and the president's mother, Sarah, sit watching on the other side of the fireplace.
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Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt were the "first couple" of American radio. This American RadioWorks documentary, "The First Family of Radio: Franklin and Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts," features rarely heard archival audio and explores how the Roosevelts revolutionized political communication in America.

Produced by Stephen Smith and Kate Ellis.

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