When she was a small child, my mother met Mrs. Roosevelt and shook her hand. It was the thrill of a lifetime. My grandpa was the dean of a college and invited her to come speak.
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, it was First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, not FDR, who first spoke to the American people. Hours after the attack, she gave a radio address to the nation - that she wrote. Listen here: th-cam.com/video/4unsg4W0JTM/w-d-xo.html Join us to discuss this transformational First Lady, consistently ranked first in historians polls, as we look at her life, her relationships, and her time in the White House from 1933-1945. Watch LIVE at 9:00 p.m. ET on C-SPAN cs.pn/19kwtFA Also, your knowledge & take the Politix quiz: politix.topix.com/homepage/8511-how-much-do-you-know-about-eleanor-roosevelt
ignoring ignorance.... I have always admired Mrs Roosevelt. I was born in 1946 and grew up in the 50s and 60s... she was one of the few female role models I had who publicly "did her thing" and spoke her mind....along with not caring what others thought...crossing boundaries with archaic beliefs about skin color and females. thank, You, Eleanor! You gave me hope.
This is the first time i've heard Eleanor Roosevelt speak. She sounds 'Transatlantic' - ie half British and half East Coast US... A great American though
Centrist Philosopher Many upper class Americans along the east coast had similar accents to hers, they were taught to speak that way at boarding school.
Nothing "half US East Coast" there, and "Transatlantic" is a modern fake name, by the way. It was known as "Eastern Standard" or "Standard American" at the time. It's very very similar to posh English speech from a century ago, with slight differences certainly. No idea where this half-half mix theory originated, as the speech guides of the time refer to nothing of the kind.
I got emotional listening to this what an amazing speech by an amazing woman it's no wonder she's constantly ranked as one of the greatest First Ladies the USA ever had I admire her greatly.
I rank Mrs. Roosevelt number one of all the First Ladies. For good reason-- The Roosevelts documentary by Ken Burns brilliantly tells part of her story.
That we have the privilege to hear this at all is just awesome. Only on Y.T. can we hear the voices of such legendary folks such as Charles A. Lindbergh, Valentino (a recording on shellac), Edison, Einstein, Bernhardt et al
@@anthonymarengo6228 the previous FLOTUS is far better educated than Mrs. Roosevelt was, and Roosevelt grew up near politics so had 50 years of training before becoming FLOTUS.
It's amazing (or perhaps it isn't) that there is ALWAYS folk who are 'of their time', that see historical events as clearly as through a clear glass plane. If not for these people, such as Eleanor and Franklin D. we would all be like Saul i.e 'looking through a glass darkly', and we would be, perhaps, as Spanish philosopher George Santayana is credited with, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. Thank GOD for Eleanor! 😀
Love Mrs Roosevelt. "I feel as if im standing on a rock. And that rock is my faith in my fellow citizens". Such a rock was swept away from us eight years ago. I hope we can once again find our faith in each other this fall of 2024
The Biden family served in the military (except Joe who was rejected as medically unfit due to asthma and a heart murmur (that almost killed him later)).
This ladies and gentlemen is a real First Lady not that fake we have in the White House right now who hide herself away. Eleanor was full of class, elegant and well spoken . She was a true woman of the people and she did so much for our country . What an incredible and inspiring woman. I wish I could have met her .
I think I heard that Eleanor's voice was the first of the public to hear right after Pearl Harbor. Seems ironic that the 1'st lady would break such news to the people. She does seem well spoken though.
It was broadcast on the radio as per usual at the time in 1941 most if not all Americans had a radio in there home and that's how most got there news. "Before 1947, only a few thousand American homes owned television sets. Just five years later, that number jumped to 12 million. By 1955, half of American homes had a TV set"
I am not certain, but I recall my father saying that her address was broadcast on all the radio networks- Columbia (Red and Blue networks), NBC, and Mutual.
How could PI be bombed at around noon DC time? 6 hours separate DC & Pearl Harbor with 6 hours separation of Honolulu & Manila PI. *Wiki says PI was attacked 10:30am Monday December 8 (or 10:30 pm in DC Sunday night 7 December). Who should we believe- this gal which had fact's first hand or someone 50+ years later reading books?
Tennessean here...their gerrymandering of District 5 added a new Republican (and important) seat for an 8-1 rather than the previous 7-2 majority they already possessed. All at the expense of Rep. Jim Cooper. They partitioned Nashville between three districts to dilute the voting power of yet another metro, increasingly cosmopolitan, liberal enclave between Republican rural and suburban strongholds like Maury County and towns like Cookeville. So now bumpkins in Culleoka, for instance, have more political power than Nashvillians...who effectively have no representation in Congress. This system is broken. There are no ideas here in dystopian Trumpland...only winners and losers...power for power's sake. Pure tribalism and vituperative partisan politics with a profound level of animus for their fellow countrymen who differ only by their adherence to another equally valid American political tradition. Meanwhile, they have the audacity to threaten political violence and even war...without consideration of the actual lesson of their heritage, one which took the lives of 2% of the American population between 1861-1865. Sam Watkins of Maury County stirs in the grave...these people know nothing of patriotism. John C. Carter in Rose Hill Cemetery, interred under a magnolia, after losing his life near his family home at the Battle of Franklin in 1864...speaks volumes, too, and they drive by him each day in Columbia, TN. Fk these propagandized people I no longer recognize...they are Un-American and antidemocratic in their unquestioning support of an alleged criminal demagogue. This is the culmination of three decades of Fox News (and other blowhards) and their mainstreaming of John Birch Society-like rhetoric on radio and television in a post-fairness doctrine media landscape. The "free and unconquerable people of the United States of America" are only endangered by this 🦇💩, caustic partisanship. Unlike Eleanor Roosevelt, however, I no longer have any faith in my fellow countrymen in hindsight.
..and sank one of our transports, loaded with lumber.. (from enc.brittannica:) "most of the damage to the battleships was inflicted in the first 30 minutes of the assault. The Battleship USS Arizona blew up with a tremendous explosion. Riddled with bombs and torpedoes, the USS West Virginia settled on an even keel on the bottom of the harbour. The USS Oklahoma, hit by four torpedoes within five minutes, rolled completely over, with its bottom and propeller rising above the waters of the harbour." Further it mentions: 120 fighter planes, the USS California (the flagship), USS Utah, the USS Nevada, USS Pennsylvania, the destroyer USS Shaw was split in two, U.S. military casualties: 2300 killed, 1100 severely wounded. Yeah, so very little lumber, but enormous amounts of iron, and human beings (all military personnel) destroyed. Anyway...
And that is a proven lie. The military leaders at both Hawaii and Philippines where caught utterly flat footed in spite of repeated warnings from Washington however. If you listen to the radio news broadcasts before December 7th, the newsmen were reporting on a Japanese attack convoy heading for Thailand and Malaya. That struck on December 8th (at exactly the same time as Hawaii was being hit) and the Philippines was hit six hours later (because of bad weather at the Japanese airbases in Taiwan and Vietnam). General MacArthur refused permission for US forces to hit the Japanese bases and as a result 90% of the US Aircraft in the Philippines were destroyed on the ground. MacArthur thought the Philippines could somehow remain neutral…
@@Sceptonic The biggest blunder was the Mk14 torpedo (and its cousins the Mk 13 airborne and Mk15 surface launched). They had a one chance in 20 of actually working when fired for the first two years of WW2.
ER spoke to the nation BEFORE her husband's famous speech to congress. An amazing four minutes..
One of the most incredible speeches I've ever heard in my life. My God. I got teary-eyed when she said "free and unconquerable people..."
The greatest first lady of all-time.
When she was a small child, my mother met Mrs. Roosevelt and shook her hand. It was the thrill of a lifetime. My grandpa was the dean of a college and invited her to come speak.
@@mikeyoung8807 That's Ice Cream.
Cross dresser
No Doubt.
Amen
After the attack on Pearl Harbor, it was First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, not FDR, who first spoke to the American people. Hours after the attack, she gave a radio address to the nation - that she wrote. Listen here: th-cam.com/video/4unsg4W0JTM/w-d-xo.html
Join us to discuss this transformational First Lady, consistently ranked first in historians polls, as we look at her life, her relationships, and her time in the White House from 1933-1945.
Watch LIVE at 9:00 p.m. ET on C-SPAN cs.pn/19kwtFA
Also, your knowledge & take the Politix quiz: politix.topix.com/homepage/8511-how-much-do-you-know-about-eleanor-roosevelt
ignoring ignorance.... I have always admired Mrs Roosevelt. I was born in 1946 and grew up in the 50s and 60s... she was one of the few female role models I had who publicly "did her thing" and spoke her mind....along with not caring what others thought...crossing boundaries with archaic beliefs about skin color and females. thank, You, Eleanor! You gave me hope.
Do u remember her funeral in 1962?
WE THE PEOPLE. AMERICANS ALL OF US 🇺🇸. 🇺🇸 SHE WAS A GREAT WOMAN. THIS Speach was very important and still stands today.
This is the first time i've heard Eleanor Roosevelt speak.
She sounds 'Transatlantic' - ie half British and half East Coast US...
A great American though
Centrist Philosopher Many upper class Americans along the east coast had similar accents to hers, they were taught to speak that way at boarding school.
She attended Allenwood Academy in London, a very well regarded finishing school. She very probably had elocution training there.
Same
@@thekingofmoney2000 You can hear it in Katherine Hepburn - who was also of that social class and era.
Nothing "half US East Coast" there, and "Transatlantic" is a modern fake name, by the way. It was known as "Eastern Standard" or "Standard American" at the time. It's very very similar to posh English speech from a century ago, with slight differences certainly. No idea where this half-half mix theory originated, as the speech guides of the time refer to nothing of the kind.
The greatest and most incredible First Lady in the history of our nation without a doubt. 👏❤️ God bless her and rest her soul.
I’m here after watching the showtime The First Lady. Just wanted to hear it.
She was quite an optimist and visionary!
I got emotional listening to this what an amazing speech by an amazing woman it's no wonder she's constantly ranked as one of the greatest First Ladies the USA ever had I admire her greatly.
I rank Mrs. Roosevelt number one of all the First Ladies. For good reason-- The Roosevelts documentary by Ken Burns brilliantly tells part of her story.
So well put together she was.
That we have the privilege to hear this at all is just awesome. Only on Y.T. can we hear the voices of such legendary folks such as Charles A. Lindbergh, Valentino (a recording on shellac), Edison, Einstein, Bernhardt et al
Did you find any hint of partisan politics in her adress...no whining. Our leadership today could learn from her.
Eleanor stepped up to the plate in a time of great need to give the American version of "The King's Speech."
You will never hear such eloquence from the next FLOTUS
Yep, you were so right! Of course, it was pretty obvious but wow, is she ever a goddamned DUD. Useless AF.
And both are the exact same height, but nobody can reach Mrs. Roosevelt's stature.
I didn't hear this eloquence from the previuos FLOTUS.
@@anthonymarengo6228 the previous FLOTUS is far better educated than Mrs. Roosevelt was, and Roosevelt grew up near politics so had 50 years of training before becoming FLOTUS.
But we did. Unlike the bimbo Jill who is committing elder abuse.
The greatest generation..... Thank GOD..... Thank you for sharing this treasure of history.
Our greatest First Lady.No contest there is mo debate.
It's amazing (or perhaps it isn't) that there is ALWAYS folk who are 'of their time', that see historical events as clearly as through a clear glass plane. If not for these people, such as Eleanor and Franklin D. we would all be like Saul i.e 'looking through a glass darkly', and we would be, perhaps, as Spanish philosopher George Santayana is credited with, “Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it”. Thank GOD for Eleanor! 😀
So eloquent!
Love Mrs Roosevelt. "I feel as if im standing on a rock. And that rock is my faith in my fellow citizens". Such a rock was swept away from us eight years ago. I hope we can once again find our faith in each other this fall of 2024
The first voice America heard. While the President was with his cabinet , Mrs Roosevelt took the initiative
Pulsating. Tenor. Of. The. Times. In. History. Haunting
The Roosevelt family ha sons who were in the military, unlike some modern day chickenhawks.
The Biden family served in the military (except Joe who was rejected as medically unfit due to asthma and a heart murmur (that almost killed him later)).
Nathan Hale the author even put all of this in his book, Nathan Hales’ hazardous tales: raid of no return
This ladies and gentlemen is a real First Lady not that fake we have in the White House right now who hide herself away. Eleanor was full of class, elegant and well spoken . She was a true woman of the people and she did so much for our country . What an incredible and inspiring woman. I wish I could have met her .
Of course, Kurusu and Nomura were calling upon Hull at the State Department during the attack; they were not at the White House.
Never new this before. So much history gets lost .
I think I heard that Eleanor's voice was the first of the public to hear right after Pearl Harbor. Seems ironic that the 1'st lady would break such news to the people. She does seem well spoken though.
+john g
She didn't break the news. She reacted to it, and helped to calm the public.
I can't remember an eloquent speech as that from ANY women and I'm 62 years old.
Delivered at precisely the time it was needed.
those were my thoughts too, Mary
What Network was this on? And did the other networks broadcast this as well.
It was broadcast on the radio as per usual at the time in 1941 most if not all Americans had a radio in there home and that's how most got there news.
"Before 1947, only a few thousand American homes owned television sets. Just five years later, that number jumped to 12 million. By 1955, half of American homes had a TV set"
I am not certain, but I recall my father saying that her address was broadcast on all the radio networks- Columbia (Red and Blue networks), NBC, and Mutual.
Fast Forward to 2001 and the memorable quote from GWB...: "Go Shopping"
Also "Islam is a Religion of peace"!
don't forget i pet goat.
Who dislikes this?!
Less we forget
A talented Broadcaster on the eve of War.
How could PI be bombed at around noon DC time? 6 hours separate DC & Pearl Harbor with 6 hours separation of Honolulu & Manila PI. *Wiki says PI was attacked 10:30am Monday December 8 (or 10:30 pm in DC Sunday night 7 December). Who should we believe- this gal which had fact's first hand or someone 50+ years later reading books?
Take a close look at Eleanor & Ronald Reagan....
epic moment
1:44
Shecwas a hell of a woman !❤
Tennessean here...their gerrymandering of District 5 added a new Republican (and important) seat for an 8-1 rather than the previous 7-2 majority they already possessed. All at the expense of Rep. Jim Cooper. They partitioned Nashville between three districts to dilute the voting power of yet another metro, increasingly cosmopolitan, liberal enclave between Republican rural and suburban strongholds like Maury County and towns like Cookeville. So now bumpkins in Culleoka, for instance, have more political power than Nashvillians...who effectively have no representation in Congress. This system is broken. There are no ideas here in dystopian Trumpland...only winners and losers...power for power's sake. Pure tribalism and vituperative partisan politics with a profound level of animus for their fellow countrymen who differ only by their adherence to another equally valid American political tradition. Meanwhile, they have the audacity to threaten political violence and even war...without consideration of the actual lesson of their heritage, one which took the lives of 2% of the American population between 1861-1865. Sam Watkins of Maury County stirs in the grave...these people know nothing of patriotism. John C. Carter in Rose Hill Cemetery, interred under a magnolia, after losing his life near his family home at the Battle of Franklin in 1864...speaks volumes, too, and they drive by him each day in Columbia, TN. Fk these propagandized people I no longer recognize...they are Un-American and antidemocratic in their unquestioning support of an alleged criminal demagogue. This is the culmination of three decades of Fox News (and other blowhards) and their mainstreaming of John Birch Society-like rhetoric on radio and television in a post-fairness doctrine media landscape. The "free and unconquerable people of the United States of America" are only endangered by this 🦇💩, caustic partisanship. Unlike Eleanor Roosevelt, however, I no longer have any faith in my fellow countrymen in hindsight.
Loaded with lumber; LOL
Wat
..and sank one of our transports, loaded with lumber..
(from enc.brittannica:) "most of the damage to the battleships was inflicted in the first 30 minutes of the assault. The Battleship USS Arizona blew up with a tremendous explosion. Riddled with bombs and torpedoes, the USS West Virginia settled on an even keel on the bottom of the harbour. The USS Oklahoma, hit by four torpedoes within five minutes, rolled completely over, with its bottom and propeller rising above the waters of the harbour."
Further it mentions: 120 fighter planes, the USS California (the flagship), USS Utah, the USS Nevada, USS Pennsylvania, the destroyer USS Shaw was split in two, U.S. military casualties: 2300 killed, 1100 severely wounded.
Yeah, so very little lumber, but enormous amounts of iron, and human beings (all military personnel) destroyed. Anyway...
Roosevelt caused the attack on the naval base, and allowed it to happen.
That is going too far.
And that is a proven lie.
The military leaders at both Hawaii and Philippines where caught utterly flat footed in spite of repeated warnings from Washington however.
If you listen to the radio news broadcasts before December 7th, the newsmen were reporting on a Japanese attack convoy heading for Thailand and Malaya. That struck on December 8th (at exactly the same time as Hawaii was being hit) and the Philippines was hit six hours later (because of bad weather at the Japanese airbases in Taiwan and Vietnam).
General MacArthur refused permission for US forces to hit the Japanese bases and as a result 90% of the US Aircraft in the Philippines were destroyed on the ground.
MacArthur thought the Philippines could somehow remain neutral…
@@allangibson2408 Biggest blunder the U.S did that probably extended the war
@@Sceptonic The biggest blunder was the Mk14 torpedo (and its cousins the Mk 13 airborne and Mk15 surface launched).
They had a one chance in 20 of actually working when fired for the first two years of WW2.
@@allangibson2408 That too