They advise us to pull our warships and our planes and our merchant ships into our own home waters and concentrate solely on last-ditch defense. MacArthur's army of Filipinos and Americans, and the forces of the United Nations in China, in Burma and the Netherlands East Indies, are all together fulfilling the same essential task. Let them tell that to General MacArthur and his men. MacArthur's army of Filipinos and Americans, and the forces of the United Nations in China, in Burma, and the Netherlands East Indies, are all together fulfilling the same essential task. Roosevelt spoke with familiarity to millions of Americans about the promulgation of the Emergency Banking Act in response to the banking crisis, the recession, New Deal initiatives, and the course of World War II. Fireside Chat #20 - On the Progress of the War (February 23, 1942) 36:31: 26 Fireside Chat #21 - On Sacrifice (April 28, 1942) 32:26: 27 Fireside Chat #22 - On Inflation and Food Prices (September 7, 1942) 27:12: 28 Fireside Chat #23 - On the Home Front (October 12, 1942) 28:29: 29 State of the Union Address (January 7, 1943) 47:25: 30 Before this war even started, the Philippine Islands were already surrounded on three sides by Japanese power. Many questions will, I fear, remain unanswered tonight, but I know you will realize that I cannot cover everything in any one short report to the people. Fireside Chats Fact 20: The Map Speech: On Monday, February 23, 1942 reported on the progress of the War and asked American families to have a map to help follow the references he would make to different countries - it would be referred to as the Map Speech. We shall give up conveniences and modify the routine of our lives if our country asks us to do so. Soon, we and not our enemies will have the offensive; we, not they, will win the final battles; and we, not they, will make the final peace. The Allies on the Defensive The situation the Allies faced at the start of 1942 was bad - and quickly getting worse. The American people want to know, and will be told, the general trend of how the war is going. The task that we Americans now face will test us to the uttermost. Patriotic and sensible Americans will reject these absurdities. For she could fly even her short-range planes to the points of attack by using many stepping stones open to her—bases in a multitude of Pacific islands and also bases on the China coast, Indo-China coast, and in Thailand and Malay coasts. 4791 Fireside Chat Franklin Roosevelt. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.co.uk. They have even served the enemy propagandists by spreading the incredible story that shiploads of bodies of our honored American dead were about to arrive in New York harbor to be put into a common grave. 2. We are calling for new plants and additions – additions to old plants. We know now that if we lose this war it will be generations or even centuries before our conception of democracy can live again. Control of the air involves the simultaneous use of two types of planes – first, the long-range heavy bomber; and, second, the light bombers, the dive bombers, the torpedo planes, (and) the short-range pursuit planes, all of which are essential to (the) cooperate with and protect(ion) (of) the bases and (of) the bombers themselves. About Search. In time of crisis when the future is in the balance, we come to understand, with full recognition and devotion, what this nation is and what we owe to it. On the Coal Crisis And thousands of American troops are today in that area engaged in operations not only in the air but on the ground as well. Check out Fireside Chat #20 - On the Progress of the War (February 23, 1942) by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on Amazon Music. It is a job which requires tremendous daring, tremendous resourcefulness, and, above all, tremendous production of planes and tanks and guns and also of the ships to carry them. Of all the combatant ships based at Pearl Harbor—battleships, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers and submarines—only three are permanently put out of commission. In time of crisis when the future is in the balance, we come to understand, with full recognition and devotion, what this Nation is, and what we owe to it. The American people realize that in many cases details of military operations cannot be disclosed until we are absolutely certain that the announcement will not give to the enemy military information which he does not already possess. Report on the Home Front Monday, October 12, 1942 [29:25] WH 24. At the same time, she could immediately extend her conquests (to) in the other direction toward India, (and) through the Indian Ocean, to Africa, (and) to the Near East and try to join forces with Germany and Italy. The Axis propagandists called them fantastic. Check out Fireside Chat On The Progress Of The War (February 23rd 1942) by President Franklin D. Roosevelt on Amazon Music. We and the other United Nations are committed to the destruction of the militarism of Japan and Germany. In spite of the length, (and) in spite of the difficulties of this transportation, I can tell you that in two and a half months we already have a large number of bombers and pursuit planes, manned by American pilots and crews, which are now in daily contact with the enemy in the Southwest Pacific. Germany, Italy, and Japan are very close to their maximum output of planes, guns, tanks, and ships. Let them repeat that now! (4.) The Japanese had just attacked Pearl Harbor two and a half months earlier and tensions were high for folks living on the coast. We are seeking more men and more women to run them. All of the people of Asia know that if there is to be an honorable and decent future for any of them or any of (for) us, that future depends on victory by the United Nations over the forces of Axis enslavement. The United Nations are dedicated to a common cause. In Asia, Japan had severely damaged America's Pacific fleet and attacked British, Dutch, and American strongholds from Burma to Wake Island. The American people realize that in many cases details of military operations cannot be disclosed until we are absolutely certain that the announcement will not give to the enemy military information which he does not already possess. Those Americans who believed that we could live under the illusion of isolationism wanted the American eagle to imitate the tactics of the ostrich. And we can lose this war only if we slow up our effort or if we waste our ammunition sniping at each other. February 23, 1942. © Copyright 2019. (3.) This is war. We must fight at these vast distances to protect our supply lines and our lines of communication with our allies- protect these lines from the enemies who are bending very ounce of their strength, striving against time, to cut them. They are making Japan pay an increasingly terrible price for her ambitious attempts to seize control of the whole (Atlantic) Asiatic world. For forty years it has always been our strategy – a strategy born of necessity – that in the event of a full-scale attack on the Islands by Japan, we should fight a delaying action, attempting to retire slowly into Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor. In every part of the country, experts in production and the men and women at work in the plants are giving loyal service. The task that we Americans now face will test us to the uttermost. We are working longer hours. Even if the attack had not been made your map will show that it would have been a hopeless operation for us to send the fleet to the Philippines through thousands of miles of ocean, while all those island bases were under the sole control of the Japanese. The United Nations constitutes an association of independent peoples of equal dignity and equal importance. In a democracy there is always a solemn pact of truth between Government and the people; but there must also always be a full use of discretion and that word "discretion" applies to the critics of Government ,as well. Your Government has unmistakable confidence in your ability to hear the worst, without flinching or losing heart. The Atlantic Charter applies not only to the parts of the world that border the Atlantic but to the whole world; disarmament of aggressors, self-determination of Nations and peoples, and the four freedoms—freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. Look at the vast area of Russia, with its powerful armies and proven military might. by Franklin Roosevelt. USH 11:30pm. They have suggested slyly that the government has withheld the truth about casualties – that 11,000 or 12,000 men were killed at Pearl Harbor instead of the figures as officially announced. Every Japanese transport sunk off Java is one less transport that they can use to carry reinforcements to their army opposing General MacArthur in Luzon. At the same time, she could immediately extend her conquests in the other direction toward India, and through the Indian Ocean to Africa, to the Near East, and try to join forces with Germany and Italy. We have most certainly suffered losses – from Hitler's U-Boats in the Atlantic as well as from the Japanese in the Pacific – and we shall suffer more of them before the turn of the tide. We have unified command and cooperation and comradeship. February 23, 1942. From Berlin, Rome, and Tokyo we have been described as a Nation of weaklings- "playboys"—who would hire British soldiers, or Russian soldiers, or Chinese soldiers to do our fighting for us. This work is in the public domain in the United States because it is a work of the United States federal government (see 17 U.S.C. Stream ad-free or purchase CD's and MP3s now on Amazon.co.uk. It is that complete encirclement, with control of the air by Japanese land-based aircraft, which has prevented us from sending substantial reinforcements of men and material to the gallant defenders of the Philippines. A vessel can make a round trip by either route in about four months, or only three round trips in a whole year. On radio, he was able to quell rumors and explain his … That was when Washington's little army of ragged, rugged men was retreating across New Jersey, having tasted nothing but defeat. January 29 - The White House announces President Roosevelt's second fireside chat will likely take place on February 22, the birthday of former U.S. President George Washington. There are four main lines of communication now being traveled by our ships: the North Atlantic, the South Atlantic, the Indian Ocean and the South Pacific. On January 6th of this year, I set certain definite goals of production for airplanes, tanks, guns and ships. On February 28, 1945, FDR returned from his trip to Yalta. It is essential that we help China in her magnificent defense and in her inevitable counteroffensive – for that is one important element in the ultimate defeat of Japan. It is warfare in terms of every continent, every island, every sea, every air-lane in the world. Though their homeland was overrun, the Dutch people are still fighting stubbornly and powerfully overseas. But they do not wish to help the enemy any more than our fighting forces do; and they will pay little attention to the rumor-mongers and the poison peddlers in our midst. Immediately after this war started, the Japanese forces moved down on either side of the Philippines to numerous points south of them—thereby completely encircling the Philippines from north, south, east, and west. This page was last edited on 2 October 2012, at 15:18. Follow along as Roosevelt explains the impending battle. We and the other United Nations are committed to the destruction of the militarism of Japan and Germany. We are calling for new plants and additions to old plants. During his time in office, FDR made 24 … We had no safe naval bases there, so we could not use the islands for extensive naval operations. Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered, yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the sacrifice, the more glorious the triumph." Failing in that, they are now trying to destroy our confidence in our own allies. Some of those that were there were hit very slightly; and others that were damaged have either rejoined the fleet by now or are still undergoing repairs. Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat. Let them tell that to the sailors who today are hitting hard in the far waters of the Pacific. In advance of the address Roosevelt asked citizens to have a world map in front of them as they listened to him speak. Supplies and equipment were lacking. The American people expect that much from themselves. Ever since this nation became the arsenal of democracy – ever since enactment of Lend-Lease – there has been one persistent theme through all Axis propaganda. And I speak again for the American people when I say that we can and will do that job. https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Roosevelt%27s_Fireside_Chat,_23_February_1942&oldid=4083786, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. On February 23, 1942, President Franklin Roosevelt prepared for his first fireside chat since the attack on Pearl Harbor. (2.) We knew that the war as a whole would have to be fought and won by a process of attrition against Japan itself. Roosevelt's Fireside Chat, 28 April 1942. (1.) Until our flow of supplies gives us clear superiority we must keep on striking our enemies wherever and whenever we can meet them, even if, for a while, we have to yield ground. We shall not stop work for a single day. In response to calls for an Asia-first policy, Roosevelt demonstrates to the American people the importance his administrations war strategy. We are coming to realize that one extra plane or extra tank or extra gun or extra ship completed tomorrow may, in a few months, turn the tide on some distant battlefield; it may make the difference between life and death for some of our own fighting men. Germany, Italy and Japan are very close to their maximum output of planes, guns, tanks and ships. That is the conquering spirit which prevails throughout the United Nations in this war. But I can say that to date—and including Pearl Harbor—we have destroyed considerably more Japanese planes than they have destroyed of ours. In the partnership of our common enterprise, we must share in a unified plan in which all of us must play our several parts, each of us being equally indispensable and dependent one on the other. We share equally and with equal zeal the anguish and the awful sacrifices of war. We shall not demand special gains or special privileges or special advantages for any one group or occupation. Radio Address on the 1944 State of the Union Message to Congress Fireside chats is the term used to describe a series of 28 evening radio addresses given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt between 1933 and 1944. This war is a new kind of war. The object of the Nazis and the Japanese is to of course separate the United States, Britain, China and Russia, and to isolate them one from another, so that each will be surrounded and cut off from sources of supplies and reinforcements. On February 28, 1945, FDR returned from his trip to Yalta. Though their homeland was overrun, the Dutch people are still fighting stubbornly and powerfully overseas. Almost every Axis broadcast – Berlin, Rome, Tokyo – directly quotes Americans who, by speech or in the press, make damnable misstatements such as these. Patriotic and sensible Americans will reject these absurdities. US and World Events plus Additional Resources . On the north are the islands of Japan themselves, reaching down almost to northern Luzon. Now nothing that has occurred in the past two months has caused us to revise this basic strategy of necessity- except that the defense put up by General MacArthur has magnificently exceeded the previous estimates of endurance; and he and his men are gaining eternal glory therefor. This war is a new kind of war. My fellow Americans: 105). There have been times when the fate of London and Moscow was in serious doubt. He and the brave men who served with him knew that no man's life or fortune was secure without freedom and free institutions. The American people expect that much from themselves. Until our flow of supplies gives us clear superiority we must keep on striking our enemies wherever and whenever we can meet them, even if, for a while, we have to yield ground. It is essential that we help China in her magnificent defense and in her inevitable counteroffensive—for that is one important element in the ultimate defeat of Japan. On the west, the China side, the Japanese were in possession of the coast of China and the coast of Indo-China which had been yielded to them by the Vichy French. The British and the Russian people have known the full fury of Nazi onslaught. I tell you that this is not so. The American people want to know, and will be told, the general trend of how the war is going. And these exaggerations come originally from Axis propagandists; but they have been repeated, I regret to say, by Americans in and out of public life. solved by mediation, conciliation, or arbitration- until the war is won. And General Washington ordered that these great words written by Tom Paine be read to the men of every regiment in the Continental Army, and this was the assurance given to the first American armed forces: I know (that) I speak for the mass of the American people when I say that we reject the turtle policy and will continue increasingly the policy of carrying the war to the enemy in distant lands and distant waters – as far away as possible from our own home grounds. White House. Supplies and equipment were lacking. In a sense, every winter was a Valley Forge. 3. We are seeking more men and more women to run them. Fireside Chats (F. Roosevelt) The fireside chats were a series of 31 evening radio addresses … Families across the country grew accustomed to gathering around their radios to … Japan in such a case could (then) release great numbers of ships and men to launch attacks on a large scale against the coasts of the Western Hemisphere – South America and Central America, and North America – including Alaska. These routes are not one-way streets, for the ships (which) that carry our troops and munitions out-bound bring back essential raw materials which we require for our own use. But they cover a large strategic area. We will do it cheerfully, remembering that the common enemy seeks to destroy every home and every freedom in every part of our land. On February 23, 1942, FDR made a fireside chat on war progress. Look at the British Isles, Australia, New Zealand, the Dutch Indies, India, the Near East, and the continent of Africa, with their resources of raw materials, and of peoples determined to resist Axis domination. And thousands of American troops are today in that area engaged in operations not only in the air but on the ground as well. If any dispute arises we shall keep on working while the dispute is. In response to calls for an Asia-first policy, Roosevelt demonstrates to the American people the importance his administrations war strategy. You and I have the utmost contempt for Americans who, since Pearl Harbor, have whispered or announced "off the record" that there was no longer any Pacific Fleet—that the fleet was all sunk or destroyed on December 7—that more than a thousand of our planes were destroyed on the ground. We had no safe naval bases there, so we could not use the islands for extensive naval operations. The consequences of the attack on Pearl Harbor – serious as they were – have been wildly exaggerated in other ways. Throughout the 13 states there existed fifth columnists – and selfish men, jealous men, fearful men, who proclaimed that Washington's cause was hopeless, and that he should ask for a negotiated peace. Washington's conduct in those hard times has provided the model for all Americans ever since- a model of moral stamina. The American Presidency Project. Look at the vast area of China, with its millions of fighting men. Control of the air involves the simultaneous use of two types of planes—first, the long-range heavy bomber; and second, light bombers, dive bombers, torpedo planes, and short-range pursuit planes, all of which are essential to the protection of the bases and of the bombers themselves. We knew all along that, with our greater resources, we could out build Japan and ultimately overwhelm her on sea, on land, and in the air. They have even served the enemy propagandists by spreading the incredible story that shiploads of bodies of our honored American dead were about to arrive in New York Harbor to be put into a common grave. Of all of the combatant ships based on Pearl Harbor – battleships, heavy cruisers, light cruisers, aircraft carriers, destroyers and submarines – only three (were) are permanently put out of commission. The Atlantic Charter applies not only to the parts of the world that border the Atlantic but to the whole world; disarmament of aggressors, self-determination of nations and peoples, and the four freedoms – freedom of speech, freedom of religion, freedom from want, and freedom from fear. If a just and durable peace is to be attained, or even if all of us are merely to save our own skins, there is one thought for us here at home to keep uppermost – the fulfillment of our special task of production – uninterrupted production. The Axis propagandists have tried in various evil ways to destroy our determination and our morale. But, speaking for the United States of America, let me say once and for all to the people of the world: We Americans have been compelled to yield ground, but we will regain it. For forty years it has always been our strategy—a strategy born of necessity—that in the event of a full-scale attack on the Islands by Japan, we should fight a delaying action, attempting to retire slowly into Bataan Peninsula and Corregidor. Fireside Chat by Franklin Roosevelt. And instead of listening to any of this crude propaganda, they will recall some of the things that Nazis and Japanese have said and are still saying about us. You must, in turn, have complete confidence that your Government is keeping nothing from you except information that will help the enemy in his attempt to destroy us. We know now that if we lose this war it will be generations or even centuries before our conception of democracy can live again. And today all the United Nations salute the superb Russian Army as it celebrates the twenty-fourth anniversary of its first assembly. But let me illustrate what would happen if we followed such foolish advice. The great Chinese people have suffered grievous losses; Chungking has been almost wiped out of existence – yet it remains the capital of an unbeatable China. for Feb. 23, 1942. The Axis propagandists have tried in various evil ways to destroy our determination and our morale. Heavy bombers can fly under their own power from here to the southwest Pacific, either way, but the smaller planes cannot. On February 23, 1942, FDR made a fireside chat on war progress. We have unified command and cooperation and comradeship. Look at the vast area of Russia, with its powerful armies and proven military might. In this battle area, Japan has had an obvious initial advantage. At 7 PM on Feb. 23, 1942, Goleta residents were settling in to listen to President Franklin Roosevelt’s Fireside Chat on the radio. On Our National Economic Policy Tuesday, April 28, 1942 [32:42] WH 22. For some time President Franklin D. Roosevelt (FDR) had addressed the American people during times of crisis and concern by using a device called "the fireside chat." If any dispute arises we shall keep on working while the dispute is solved by mediation, or conciliation or arbitration – until the war is won. On Inflation and Progress of the War Monday, September 7, 1942 [26:56] [Last Fireside Chat so designated in Master Speech File] HP 23. But we prefer to retain the eagle as it is—flying high and striking hard. February 23, 1942: Fireside Chat 20: On the Progress of the War. He held to his course, as it had been charted in the Declaration of Independence. 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