http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/keyword/presidential-address Inquiries Journal provides undergraduate and graduate students around the world a platform for the wide dissemination of academic work over a range of core disciplines. en-us Fri, 01 May 2026 09:25:41 -0400 Fri, 01 May 2026 09:25:41 -0400 http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/733/ronald-reagans-presidential-radio-addresses-themes-of-unity By Alexander E. Hopkins - Ronald Reagan’s public speaking career began in 1932 at the age of 21. By this time, the recent Eureka College graduate was hired as a sports radio broadcaster. The following year, Franklin D. Roosevelt became President and began the Fireside Chats radio series. According to political historian J. Jeffrey Auer (1992): “Each listener received the impression that Roosevelt was talking directly to him. Millions of Americans sat at their radios and agreed that they “could practically feel him physically in the room.” His voice communicated his expansive personality; it registered... Fri, 05 Apr 2013 11:57 EDT http://www.inquiriesjournal.com/articles/733/ronald-reagans-presidential-radio-addresses-themes-of-unity