INFAMY SPEECH | Colorized & Audio Fixed | Franklin D. Roosevelt VS Japan (1941)

On December 7, 1941, 'A date which will live in infamy'. Thus began his speech by the President of the United States, Franklin D. Roosevelt, uttering words that would resonate throughout history following the devastating attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese Empire. On that fateful day, the United States Congress convened to hear the President's words amidst national turmoil. Roosevelt had a clear objective in addressing Congress: to request a declaration of war against Japan and to join the Allied side in the Second World War. His speech was not only a response to the surprise attack but also a call to action and national unity in times of crisis.
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