President Franklin Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech

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Created Date
1941-12-08
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.

Creator
Bradley, John G. (John Grover), 1886-1974
Partner
National Archives and Records Administration
Contributing Institution
National Archives at College Park - Motion PicturesNational Archives at College Park - Motion PicturesNational Archives at College Park - Motion PicturesNational Archives at College Park - Motion Pictures
Subjects
Pearl Harbor (Hawaii), Attack on, 1941
World War, 1939-1945
Type
sound
Format
Audio Disk
Audio Tape/Reel
URL
http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1436350
Rights
Unrestricted
Chicago citation style
Bradley, John G. (John Grover), 1886-1974. President Franklin Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech. 1941-12-08. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1436350. (Accessed August 21, 2018.)
APA citation style
Bradley, John G. (John Grover), 1886-1974, (1941-12-08) President Franklin Roosevelt's "Day of Infamy" Speech. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America, http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1436350
MLA citation style
Bradley, John G. (John Grover), 1886-1974. Retrieved from the Digital Public Library of America <http://catalog.archives.gov/id/1436350>.
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