Franklin Roosevelt made use of radio network broadcasts for political communication by
a. addressing the American public on a weekly basis.
b. addressing the radio audience as if they were at a rally that helped to unite them behind his cause.
c. adopting a conversational tone that allowed millions of Americans to feel connected to him.
d. buying air time on radios to promote the more controversial plans of his administration.
e. funding broadcasters through his New Deal program.
ANS: C
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