How did FDR bring hope to the country during the Great Depression and WWII? Author Jonathan Darman says, "it was rooted in his own experience getting polio." He talks about his book, "Becoming FDR" from the home where FDR confronted polio's challenges. Watch more, Saturday at 9:30pm ET on C-SPAN 2. https://www.c-span.org/video/?523524-1/becoming-fdr | American History TV

President Franklin Roosevelt revolutionized the use of the radio. He used a series of 31 “fireside chats” to reach into millions of American homes to discuss international and domestic challenges. He believed that an informed nation would make the right choices. Roosevelt rarely spoke directly about Adolf Hitler and never mentioned the persecution of European Jews during these chats. Instead, FDR prioritized recovery from the Great Depression and concerns regarding US involvement in World War II