fireside chat

noun

an informal address by a political leader over radio or television, especially as given by President Franklin D. Roosevelt beginning in 1933.

Jimmy Carter was initially viewed as charming when he held a fireside chat in a wool cardigan.

I havent time for a speech now, but tune in to Channel Thirteen tomorrow evening for my fireside chat.

Of this class Fireside Chat was one of the best-known representatives.

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