On the afternoon of 7 December 1941, as a stunned nation gathered to hear the news about the bombing of Pearl Harbor, Eleanor Roosevelt was preparing for her weekly radio programme. Now, her ground-breaking career as a radio broadcaster is almost entirely forgotten. As First Lady, she hosted a series of programs that revolutionised how Americans related to their chief executive and his family. The First Lady of Radio rescues these broadcasts from the archives, presenting a carefully curated sampling of transcripts of Roosevelt's most famous radio shows.
Reviews Praise for Say It Plain: "History really does come alive in
Say it Plain. This unique collection is a wonderfully rich resource."
Marian Wright Edelman, President, Children's Defense Fund
"
Say It Plain captures that passion from some of America's greatest speechmakers."
Congressman Jesse L. Jackson Jr. (D-IL)
Book InformationISBN 9781620970423
Author Stephen Drury SmithFormat Hardback
Page Count 272
Imprint The New PressPublisher The New Press
Weight(grams) 418g