Weekly address of the president of the United States

Donald Trump continued the weekly video address for the first nine months of his administration, after which he ended the practice.

[4] His third gubernatorial address—April 3, 1929, on WGY radio—is cited by Roosevelt biographer Frank Freidel as being the first fireside chat.

The practice of regularly scheduled addresses began in 1982 when President Ronald Reagan started delivering a radio broadcast every Saturday.

[citation needed] During a sound check in preparation for his radio address of August 11, 1984, Reagan made the following comments in jest, which were later leaked to the general public: "My fellow Americans, I'm pleased to tell you today that I've signed legislation that will outlaw Russia forever.

[8][9][10] Bill Clinton regularly recorded a weekly radio address, often going over ten minutes with some speeches early in his term.

It has long become customary for the president's Weekly Radio Address to be followed by a response from the opposition party.