The First Lady of Radio
Eleanor Roosevelt's Historic Broadcasts
New York, NY : The New Press, 2014.
Format: Book
Description: xv, 249 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm
"This anthology of 38 addresses . . . offer[s] a means for visiting anew the lifework of an extraordinary American woman" ( HistoryNet ).
A tie-in to the American RadioWorks® documentary--with audio and video content.
Eleanor Roosevelt's groundbreaking career as a professional radio broadcaster is almost entirely forgotten. As First Lady, she hosted a series of prime time programs that revolutionized how Americans related to their chief executive and his family. Now, The First Lady of Radio rescues these broadcasts from the archives, presenting a carefully curated sampling of transcripts of Roosevelt's most famous and influential radio shows, including addresses on the bombing of Pearl Harbor, D-Day, V-E Day, and women's issues of the times. Edited and set into context by award-winning author and radio producer Stephen Drury Smith--and with a foreword by Roosevelt's famed biographer, historian Blanche Wiesen Cook-- The First Lady of Radio is both a historical treasure and a fascinating window onto the power and the influence of a pioneering First Lady.
"An intriguing glimpse into the social and political changes of the period." -- Publishers Weekly
"[Eleanor Roosevelt] was terrified of speaking in public at first, and her high-pitched voice could sail off uncontrollably. Yet she became one of the most effective speakers of her time." --David McCullough
A tie-in to the American RadioWorks® documentary--with audio and video content.
Eleanor Roosevelt's groundbreaking career as a professional radio broadcaster is almost entirely forgotten. As First Lady, she hosted a series of prime time programs that revolutionized how Americans related to their chief executive and his family. Now, The First Lady of Radio rescues these broadcasts from the archives, presenting a carefully curated sampling of transcripts of Roosevelt's most famous and influential radio shows, including addresses on the bombing of Pearl Harbor, D-Day, V-E Day, and women's issues of the times. Edited and set into context by award-winning author and radio producer Stephen Drury Smith--and with a foreword by Roosevelt's famed biographer, historian Blanche Wiesen Cook-- The First Lady of Radio is both a historical treasure and a fascinating window onto the power and the influence of a pioneering First Lady.
"An intriguing glimpse into the social and political changes of the period." -- Publishers Weekly
"[Eleanor Roosevelt] was terrified of speaking in public at first, and her high-pitched voice could sail off uncontrollably. Yet she became one of the most effective speakers of her time." --David McCullough
Contents:
"The girl of today" -- "Woman's career vs. woman's home" -- "A mother's responsibility as a citizen" -- "Concluding broadcast" -- "Negro education" -- "When will a woman become president of the U.S.?" -- "Shall a woman be herself?" -- "A day in the White House" -- "Peace through education" -- "World Court broadcast" -- "Making the wheels go 'round in the White House" -- "Keeping house on a budget in the White House" -- "What it means to be the wife of the president" -- "Education of a daughter for the twentieth century" -- "Problems of working women" -- "Life in a tenement" -- "Eleanor Roosevelt interviewed on the causes and cures of war" -- "Domestic workers and government housing" -- "Questions about the White House" -- "Democracy" -- "Political conventions and campaign trips" -- "Planning for war and postwar periods" -- "Peace, democracy and ideals" -- "Address to the Democratic National Convention" -- "Shall we arm merchant ships?" -- "Freedom of speech" -- "Propaganda" -- "Isolationists" -- "Pearl Harbor attack" -- "Civilian defense" -- "Preparedness for war" -- "Enemy aliens and women in war work" -- "Answering her critics" -- "Broadcast from Liverpool" -- "Wartime conditions in Great Britain" -- "D-Day message" -- "V-E Day radio message" -- "V-J Day radio message."
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Oratory -- Sources.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Political and social views -- Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Sources.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Oratory -- Sources.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, 1884-1962 -- Political and social views -- Sources.
World War, 1939-1945 -- United States -- Sources.
Speeches, addresses, etc., American.
United States -- Politics and government -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.
United States -- Social conditions -- 1933-1945 -- Sources.
ISBN:
9781620970423
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LITERATURE Speeches Roo | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Nonfiction | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages [245]-249).