Monday, October 10, 2011
Minnesota Public Radio Stories
FDR's approach to presidential crisis communication
Hear excerpts of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's inaugural address and fireside chats, given during the Great Depression. Was President Roosevelt's approach effective for its time?11:00 a.m.GuestsMichael Hiltzik: Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist and author. New book, "The New Deal: A Modern History." Also author of "The Colossus."More from MPREd Asner as FDR (09/09/2011)Resources
Filmmaker Ken Burns at the National Press Club
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns discusses his latest series for public television, "Prohibition," at the National Press Club in Washington D.C. He talks about the social forces that shaped the prohibition movement and how it essentially hurt American progress by spurring other social ills like organized crime.12:00 p.m.More from MPRFeds vow crackdown on Calif. pot operations (10/08/2011)Landmark restaurant closes in East Grand Forks (02/09/2011)Fewer drunk drivers on Minn. roads (10/06/2011)Resources
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