The radio and politics in the 1930s

-This article said that 
-Calvin Coolidge was the first president to use the radio to his advantage
- his 1925 inauguration was the first to be broadcast on radio. 
-the American president most associated with radio is Franklin D. Roosevelt
- Between 1933 and 1944, Roosevelt delivered 30 “fireside chats”.  
-government leaders relied on radio to convey messages to the public (President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s “fireside chats”) 
-After FDR no political candidate could win without campaigning on the air
- "I am very fortunate that I came in with the radio," Coolidge commented. "I can't make an engaging, rousing or oratorical speech...but I have a good radio voice, and now I can get my message across to [the public] without acquainting them with my lack of oratorical ability."
-article-By 1924, with 500 stations and three million receivers in the United States, the radio could no longer be ignored 
-both parties used it
-politcal use of the radio was altered becasue not everyone listened to the radio
-A new Harris Poll said 65 percent of Americans surveyed think radio and television talk show hosts have too much influence in Congress and the White House
- On this day in 1933, President Franklin D. Roosevelt holds the first of his radio-broadcast fireside chat
- FDR used the informal radio addresses to explain his policies to the American public
-During the 1930s, approximately 90 percent of American households owned a radio
-FDR used the medium for his fireside chats 31 times between March 1933 and June 1944
-fireside chats were evening radio adresses

I know that the American president most associated with radio is Franklin D. Roosevelt. Between 1933 and 1944, he delivered 30 “fireside chats”.  THese chats were evening radio adresses. During the 1930s, approximately 90 percent of American households owned a radio so nearly everyone heard these political speeches. After FDR no political candidate could win without campaigning on the air.