First Inaugural Address
Franklin D. Roosevelt
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Franklin D. Roosevelt’s First Inaugural Address, delivered on March 4, 1933, is a landmark speech from the opening of his presidency. Addressing a nation in the depths of the Great Depression, Roosevelt speaks directly to the economic crisis and the fear and uncertainty it had created.
The address is presented as a solo public speech rather than a dramatized radio program. Roosevelt’s measured delivery gives the words their force, moving from an assessment of the country’s difficulties toward a call for confidence, collective effort, and decisive action.
Listeners will hear the source of the famous reassurance that “the only thing we have to fear is fear itself,” within a broader appeal to national resolve. The recording offers a concise encounter with a defining moment in American political history and with Roosevelt’s direct, persuasive speaking style.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.