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
Madison Square Mall remain in the Huntsville area. With the closure of Sears and JCPenney, Madison Square Mall permanently closed on January 29, 2017. Demolition of the former mall began on February 6, 2017. The property will be redeveloped into MidCity Huntsville with Phase 1 slated to open in late 2017. Madison Square Mall Madison Square Mall was the largest enclosed shopping center in Huntsville, Alabama encompassing over . It was also the oldest extant enclosed shopping mall (after The Heart of Huntsville Mall closed) in the city until its closure in 2017. The mall was located on the corner of University Drive