Listen to the Summary of Bret Baier & Catherine Whitney's Three Days at the Brink in 20 minutes. Please note: This is a summary & not the original book. The original handwritten copy of the speech did not have the speech's most famous words, The only thing we have to fear is fear itself, in the first paragraph. Instead, it read: I am certain that my fellow Americans expect that on my induction into the presidency, I will address them with a candor and a decision which the present situation of our nation impels...