If you're in the Chicagoland area, pay attention, because this is really cool. On July 2, 1932, FDR accepted his first nomination for President of the United States. His speech was broadcast live from the convention floor in Chicago, making it the night most Americans heard FDR on radio for the first time.

Two weeks from tonight the Museum of Broadcast Communications is hosting a 75th anniversary tribute to FDR, which will include a reading of FDR's famous New Deal Speech by actor Robert Vaughn. The theatre will have all the trappings of the '32 convention, complete with banners, delegate signs, and Roosevelt's campaign song ("Happy Days are Here Again") welcoming the crowd.

After the speech, an all-star panel will sit down to talk about Roosevelt's speech and his influence on American politics. The panelists include Jonathan Alter of Newsweek and author of The Defining Moment, FDR's Hundred Days and the Triumph of Hope, Michael Barone of U.S. News & World Report, David Broder of the Washington Post, Juan Williams of National Public Radio, Stevenson Swanson of the Chicago Tribune and Cynthia Koch of FDR Presidential Library & Museum.

As I said, this is going to be a very cool event. Click here or call (312) 902-1500 to get your tickets today.