1936 Madison Square Garden speech speech "one of the great political speeches in American history." Political analysts have compared the straightforwardness of Roosevelt's rhetoric, such as the "I welcome their hatred" comment, with the relative timidity of later politicians, such as Barack Obama; psychologist Drew Westen made such an argument in "The New York Times". Historians, however, have pointed out that Roosevelt delivered the speech in much more favorable political conditions than later politicians have had to face. 1936 Madison Square Garden speech The 1936 Madison Square Garden speech was a speech given by U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt on October 31, 1936, three days
I Wish I Could Have Been There I Wish I Could Have Been There "I Wish I Could Have Been There" is a song co-written and recorded by American country music artist John Anderson. It was released in April 1994 as the fourth and final single from his album "Solid Ground". It peaked at number 4 in the United States, and number 21 in Canada. Anderson co-wrote this song with Kent Robbins. The narrator wishes that he could have been around his family more often for many things. Deborah Evans Price, of "Billboard" magazine gave the song a mixed review, saying that while Anderson "squeezes the emotional