"My mother was madly in love with Franklin Delano Roosevelt. As uneducated as she was she had a tremendous social and political sophistication, and she saw in Roosevelt the hope for poor people. . ." watch
The inauguration of Franklin Delano Roosevelt to the Presidency of the United States, March 4, 1933. | Courtesy of The National Archives watch
Angelou talks about how in the town where she grew up, most of the people around would gather around one of the only radios in town -- which would be set up on the porch of her mothers store -- and listen to FDR's fireside chats. watch
