J. F. Bando Letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt in Reaction to First Fireside Chat
3/13/1933
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2232 78th Street
Brooklyn, N.Y.
March 13th 1933
Secretary to the President
The White House
Washington D.C.
Dear Sir:
Being a citizen of little or no consequence I feel the utter futility of writing to the President at a time such as this, but I trust you will accept this letter in the spirit in which it was written.
For me to sit down to write to any public official, whomever he may be, it must be prompted by a very special and appealing occasion or personality. That happened last evening, as I listened to the Presidents broadcast. I felt that he walked into my home, sat down and in plain and forceful language explained to me how he was tackling the job I and my fellow citizens gave him. I thought what a splendid thing it would be if he could find time to do that occasionally.
Needless to say, such forceful, direct and honest action commands the respect of all Americans, it is certainly deserving of it.
My humble and sincere gratitude to a great leader. May God protect him.
Respectfully
J. F. Bando
This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-PPF: Papers as President, President's Personal File.
National Archives Identifier: 198124
Full Citation: J. F. Bando Letter to Franklin D. Roosevelt in Reaction to First Fireside Chat; 3/13/1933; PPF 200 : Public Reaction Correspondence; PPF 200 : Public Reaction Correspondence, March 1933–April 1945; Collection FDR-PPF: Papers as President, President's Personal File; Franklin D. Roosevelt Library, Hyde Park, NY. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/j-f-bando-letter-to-franklin-d-roosevelt-in-reaction-to-first-fireside-chat, April 23, 2024]Rights: No Known Copyright Learn more on our privacy and legal page.