Title: Fireside chat on reorganization of the judiciary Speaker: Franklin D Roosevelt Delivered On: 1937-03-09 Place: Subject: Delegation of powers -- United States. Audio/Video Available: Listen Transcript/Log: View Transcript/log Description: Sixty years ago, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt sent to Congress a bill to reorganize the federal judiciary. It was soon dubbed the "court-packing bill." On March 9, 1937, Roosevelt addressed the American public on his plan. References: