fireside chat

American

noun

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

Example Sentences

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"It's a very small event for 300 women... it's going to be a fireside chat with Meghan and I."

From BBC • Mar. 10, 2026

On Wednesday, markets will focus on a fireside chat with Deputy Gov. Andrew Hauser at the Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry business conference in Sydney.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

“I am being dead serious,” Vance said in a Nov. 20 fireside chat with Boyle that was livestreamed on the White House YouTube channel, calling him “the most well-sourced journalist in Washington, D.C.”

From Salon • Nov. 22, 2025

At a fireside chat held by the Economic Club of New York, Greer said the current average tariff rate with China is here to stay.

From Barron's • Sep. 30, 2025

At this juncture Mr. Rayne bustled in and, somewhat surprised to find his little girl alone, he took the seat Honor had placed for Guy, and settled himself for a comfortable fireside chat.

From Honor Edgeworth Ottawa's Present Tense by Vera, [pseud.]

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