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Source Description
This sound recording captures a speech delivered by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt before a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1941, in which the President asked for a Declaration of War against Japan, marking the entry of the United States into World War II. The speech was given the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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1436350
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President Franklin Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech
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1436350
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audio
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President Franklin Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech
description
This sound recording captures a speech delivered by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt before a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1941, in which the President asked for a Declaration of War against Japan, marking the entry of the United States into World War II. The speech was given the day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
citationUrl
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201.49
creators
Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945
collections
John G. Bradley Papers
Experimental Sound Recordings
subjects
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
World War, 1939-1945
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1436350
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8
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1941-12-08
month
12
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1941
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audio
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