On February 15, 1933, Roosevelt was giving an impromptu speech at night from the back of an open car in the Bayfront Park area of Miami, Florida, where Zangara was working the occasional odd job and living off his savings.
Den 15. februar 1933 holdt Roosevelt en spontan tale fra bagsædet af en åben bil i Bayfront Park området i Miami, Florida, hvor Zangara boede og indimellem havde tilfældige jobs, og ellers levede af sin opsparing.