A Fireside Chat with
Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Please Join us For
Franklin Delano
Roosevelt's
Fireside Chat

September 11, 2009
7:30 PM
In the
Lifelong Learning
Center

There is no cost but
tickets are required.
You may request tickets
at the
Adult Services Desk
at the Bensenville
Library.
A reception will follow
the President's remarks
The Bensenville Community Public Library District is proud to host President Franklin Delano Roosevelt for a
Fireside Chat on the evening of Friday, September 11, 2009. As a part of the Libraries Remember
commemoration, President Roosevelt will join us in the Lifelong Learning Center at 7:30 p.m.

Often referred to by his initials, FDR was the 32nd President of the United States. During the Great
Depression of the 1930's, he created the New Deal to provide relief for the unemployed, recovery of the
economy, and the reform of the banking and economic systems of the United States. After the 1941 attack on
Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt lead the United States into World War II. Between 1933 and 1944, FDR
delivered thirty evening radio speeches that became known as his Fireside Chats.
This evening he will deliver, exclusively for us, Fireside Chat #31.

President Roosevelt will speak informally about his Presidency, and he will share stories about Eleanor,
Winston Churchill, "Uncle Joe" Stalin and Fala the President's Dog. He will read Depression-Era letters from
citizens asking for help, and he will recount the New Deal Programs designed to help in the days of
widespread foreclosures, bank failures, and unemployment. The President will also speak on a subject dear to
him-the work accomplished at Warm Springs for people afflicted with polio.

President Roosevelt will share his memories of the challenges of World War II and the many ifs facing the
nation in 1942. At the conclusion of his talk, the President will respond to questions from the audience.

Please join us for this special evening with the President.
Please Join us For
Franklin Delano
Roosevelt's
Fireside Chat

September 11, 2009
7:30 PM
In the
Lifelong Learning
Center

There is no cost but
tickets are required.
You may request tickets
at the
Adult Services Desk
at the Bensenville
Library.
A reception will follow
the President's remarks