Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum

The Recorded Speeches and Other Utterances of
Franklin D. Roosevelt 1944-1945
YEAR
DATE
DESCRIPTION
TAPE #
1944
Jan. 11
Washington, DC - Radio address to Nation - State of the Union message to Congress (30 min)
201-225
Jan. 29
Washington, DC - Radio broadcast on eve of President's birthday (6 min)
201-223-A
Feb. 12
Washington Navy Yard - Remarks on transfer of Destroyer Escort Senegalais to French (6 min)
201-223-B
Mar. 4
Washington, DC - Extemporaneous remarks at the end of White House Correspondents Association Dinner (7 min)
B-K2(4)
June 5
Washington, DC - Fireside Chat
RL-453
201-224
June 6
Washington, DC - President's D-Day Prayer (7 min)
RLxA-1
74-1:1
75-5(1)
RL 454
June 12
Washington, DC - Fireside chat opening of 5th War Loan Drive (13 min)
65-9:48(3-4)
July 20
Washington, DC - Address to Democratic National Convention accepting nomination for 4th term (17 min)
201-226
July 27
Schofield Barracks, Honolulu, HI - Informal remarks at military review of 7th Infantry Division (1 min)
RLxA-95
Aug. 12
Puget Sound Navy Yard, Bremerton, WA - Radio address reviewing Pacific tour of inspection (38 min)
201-227
Sept. 23
Washington, DC - The Teamsters' Union address - opening 1944 campaign (Fala speech) (38 min)
74-9
Oct. 5
Washington, DC - Radio campaign address (22 min)
RL 466-467
Oct. 12
Washington, DC - White House Oval Room address before Diplomatic missions from other American Republics (10 min)
SRT49-156:46
Oct. 12
Washington, DC - Address on occasion of acceptance of Four Freedoms Award (6 min)
201-227-B
73-2:5
Oct. 21
Washington, DC - Radio address opening 1944 National War Fund Drive (recorded 10/17/44) (7 min)
201-223-C
Oct. 21
New York City - Waldorf Astoria - Address before Foreign Policy Assoc. Dinner "Peace like war . . ." (51 min)
74-5
Oct. 27
Shibe Park, Philadelphia, PA - Campaign address (40 min)
73-15:6
Oct. 28
Soldier's Field, Chicago, IL - Campaign address on Economic Bill of Rights (39 min)
SRT49-156:478-480
Nov. 2
Washington, DC - Campaign radio speech from White House "The world is rising . . ." (15 min)
SRT49-156:481
Nov. 4
Fenway Park, Boston, MA - Campaign address (36 min 30 sec)
SRT49-156:483-485
Nov. 6
Poughkeepsie, NY - Informal remarks at Post Office (8 min)
71-20(5)
Nov. 6
Hyde Park, NY - Radio address on election eve "Our task now is to face . . ." (11 min 10 sec)
SRT49-156:488-489
Nov. 10
Washington, DC - Informal remarks at Union Station after re-election to 4th term (2 min)
201-227-A
Nov. 19
Washington, DC - Remarks on opening of 6th War Loan Drive (3 min 30 sec)
SRT49-156:491
Dec. 24
Washington, DC - Christmas Eve address (5 min)
74-1:6
1945
Jan. 6
Washington, DC - State of the Union message (25 min)
201-228
Jan. 20
Washington, DC - 4th Inaugural address: "We have learned . . ." (8 min) (Total program 30 min)
72-1:6
73-2:8
201-224A
Mar. 1
Washington, DC - Report to Congress on Crimea Conference (55 min)
73-2:2
65-9:54(1-7)
Mar. 20
Washington, DC - American Red Cross Fund Drive President's last delivered speech (3 min)
72-9:22
Apr. 13
Washington, DC - Warm Springs, GA - Undelivered address prepared for Jefferson Day, read by FDR, Jr. (Minus three paragraphs) (5 min)
76-9(6)