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    The attack on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American forces. The attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. The Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the united states.

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    The attack on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American forces. The attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. The Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the united states.

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    Pearl Harbor - Infamy Speech

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    The attack on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American forces. The attack was deliberately planned many days or even weeks ago. The Japanese government has deliberately sought to deceive the united states.

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    FranklinDelanoRoosevelt
    PearlHarborAddresstotheNation

    DeliveredDecember8,1941

    AUTHENTICITYCERTIFIED:Textversionbelowtranscribeddirectlyfromaudio

    Mr.VicePresident,Mr.Speaker,MembersoftheSenate,andoftheHouseofRepresentatives: Yesterday,December7th,1941adatewhichwillliveininfamytheUnitedStatesof AmericawassuddenlyanddeliberatelyattackedbynavalandairforcesoftheEmpireof Japan. TheUnitedStateswasatpeacewiththatnationand,atthesolicitationofJapan,wasstillin conversationwithitsgovernmentanditsemperorlookingtowardthemaintenanceofpeacein thePacific. Indeed,onehourafterJapaneseairsquadronshadcommencedbombingintheAmerican islandofOahu,theJapaneseambassadortotheUnitedStatesandhiscolleaguedeliveredto ourSecretaryofStateaformalreplytoarecentAmericanmessage.Andwhilethisreply statedthatitseemeduselesstocontinuetheexistingdiplomaticnegotiations,itcontainedno threatorhintofwarorofarmedattack. ItwillberecordedthatthedistanceofHawaiifromJapanmakesitobviousthattheattack wasdeliberatelyplannedmanydaysorevenweeksago.Duringtheinterveningtime,the JapanesegovernmenthasdeliberatelysoughttodeceivetheUnitedStatesbyfalse statementsandexpressionsofhopeforcontinuedpeace.

    TranscriptionbyMichaelE.Eidenmuller. PropertyofAmericanRhetoric.com. Copyright2010.Allrightsreserved.

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    TheattackyesterdayontheHawaiianislandshascausedseveredamagetoAmericannaval andmilitaryforces.IregrettotellyouthatverymanyAmericanliveshavebeenlost.In addition,AmericanshipshavebeenreportedtorpedoedonthehighseasbetweenSan FranciscoandHonolulu. Yesterday,theJapanesegovernmentalsolaunchedanattackagainstMalaya. Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedHongKong. Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedGuam. Lastnight,JapaneseforcesattackedthePhilippineIslands. Lastnight,theJapaneseattackedWakeIsland. Andthismorning,theJapaneseattackedMidwayIsland. Japanhas,therefore,undertakenasurpriseoffensiveextendingthroughoutthePacificarea. Thefactsofyesterdayandtodayspeakforthemselves.ThepeopleoftheUnitedStateshave alreadyformedtheiropinionsandwellunderstandtheimplicationstotheverylifeandsafety ofournation. AscommanderinchiefoftheArmyandNavy,Ihavedirectedthatallmeasuresbetakenfor ourdefense.Butalwayswillourwholenationrememberthecharacteroftheonslaught againstus. Nomatterhowlongitmaytakeustoovercomethispremeditatedinvasion,theAmerican peopleintheirrighteousmightwillwinthroughtoabsolutevictory. IbelievethatIinterpretthewilloftheCongressandofthepeoplewhenIassertthatwewill notonlydefendourselvestotheuttermost,butwillmakeitverycertainthatthisformof treacheryshallneveragainendangerus. Hostilitiesexist.Thereisnoblinkingatthefactthatourpeople,ourterritory,andour interestsareingravedanger. Withconfidenceinourarmedforces,withtheunboundingdeterminationofourpeople,wewill gaintheinevitabletriumphsohelpusGod. IaskthattheCongressdeclarethatsincetheunprovokedanddastardlyattackbyJapanon Sunday,December7th,1941,astateofwarhasexistedbetweentheUnitedStatesandthe Japaneseempire.

    TranscriptionbyMichaelE.Eidenmuller. PropertyofAmericanRhetoric.com. Copyright2010.Allrightsreserved.

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