Radio and Political Leaders In the 1930s

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"Radio, still a new medium in the 1930s, became a powerful tool used by politicians. Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Huey Long, Hitler, and Father Coughlin, four of the most influential leaders of their time, grasped its capacity to reach large numbers of people. This research will focus on how these men used radio to advance their causes.


Huey Long, in his early political career had much to learn about public speaking. He had a tendency to gesticulate too much, distracting his hearers by slicing the air with his arms. He had a good voice, but when he became excited, he raised it too high, so that it sounded shrill. Some of his platform habits that offended urban audiences captivated his country hearers. He paced up and down the stage, and as he talked he would rumple his hair, take off his coat and tie, and loosen his collar and shirt."

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