on Monday, December 8, 1941, in Washington, D.C. This speech was made by President Franklin Delano Roosevelt to a Joint Session of Congress at 12:30 p.m. He inserted it in place of the words “world history.” The change in tone that resulted has helped this speech remain one of the most famous in American history. However, the word “infamy” was not in the original draft of Roosevelt’s speech. It is widely known as the “Day of Infamy” speech and is replayed numerous times every year on the anniversary of the attack. He knew that this speech would be one of the most important in American history. In asking for this declaration, President Franklin Delano Roosevelt gave a monumental address to Congress and the American people. The attack on Pearl Harbor on December 7, 1941, shocked the nation and led to a declaration of war by the United States against Japan the following day.
Very interesting.A Day of World History Infamy: FDR’s Pearl Harbor Address The title for this week’s episode comes from FDR’s famous speech to Congress in 1941, the day after the attack on Pearl Harbor. Stephanie Hinnershitz and produced by Digital Content Manager Bert Hidalgo, follows up on Part 1 “An Epidemic of World Lawlessness” where tensions between The Empire of Japan and The United States come to a head. Contending with an isolationist movement in America, he maneuvers policies and naval fleets in preparation for war, all the while convincing the US public the importance of becoming the “arsenal of democracy.” This week’s episode, hosted by Museum Historian Dr. Roosevelt wins his third term bid for president, but a foreign crisis brews in the Pacific.