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Presenting FDR's 'Day of Infamy Speech on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up Network · OneLegUpAlex Media

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  Speaker 1: Here's your host, Alex Garrett.
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  Speaker 2: Well, remind me every December seventh or eighth to play
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  Speaker 2: this speech because it's one of the most turning point
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  Speaker 2: speeches in our early, you know, history in nineteen forty one.
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  Speaker 2: And many may not realize that when FDR made the
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  Speaker 2: speech the day after the Pearl Harbor attack, it in
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  Speaker 2: fact was December eighth, not December seventh. But I want
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  Speaker 2: you to listen to this whole presentation December eighth, nineteen
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  Speaker 2: forty one, and I want to play that for you
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  Speaker 2: on Alex Garrett's One Leg Up Network.
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  Speaker 3: The Capital of the United States, December eighth, nineteen forty one.
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  Speaker 3: Today the Congress of the United States convenes and a
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  Speaker 3: solemn joint session, a session that we'll hear the President
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  Speaker 3: of the United States delivered his message to the will
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  Speaker 3: ask for a declaration of war with Japan. The House Chamber,
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  Speaker 3: always looking and overcrowded, has today attained a dignity that
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  Speaker 3: overcomes even the great girders that temporarily support the glass
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  Speaker 3: roof of the chamber.
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  Speaker 4: The gallery started filling early this morning, and of course
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  Speaker 4: are now packed to.
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  Speaker 3: Witness this historic occasion. For most of the dignitaries and
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  Speaker 3: officials of the Capitol. At twelve o'clock, the Speaker of
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  Speaker 3: the House, Sam Rayburn, called the House to order.
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  Speaker 4: After a brief prayer by the Chaplain of the House,
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  Speaker 4: doctor James Cheryl Montgomery, the House passed the resolution which
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  Speaker 4: provided for the joint session, and then ressessed until the
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  Speaker 4: call of the Chair, which is expected.
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  Speaker 3: Shortly before twelve thirty the Supreme Court. At this time,
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  Speaker 3: as the leaders walking into the chamber, and the Cabinet
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  Speaker 3: is also coming in at this time, and so after
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  Speaker 3: they come in, the President of.
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  Speaker 4: The United States will arrive, and at that time.
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  Speaker 3: We intend to turn you over to the speakers platform.
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  Speaker 3: We're taken out of the speakers platform as the President
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  Speaker 3: is arriving.
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  Speaker 1: Senator and Representatives, I have the distinguished honor of presenting
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  Speaker 1: the President of the United States.
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  Speaker 5: Mister Vice President ms to speak of.
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  Speaker 1: Members of the Senate of the House of Representatives. Yesterday,
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  Speaker 1: December seven, nineteen forty one, a day which will live
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  Speaker 1: in infamy, the United States of America was suddenly and
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  Speaker 1: deliberately attacked by naval of their forces of the Empire
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  Speaker 1: of Japan. The United States was at peace with that
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  Speaker 1: nation and at the solicitation.
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  Speaker 5: Of Japan.
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  Speaker 1: Was still in conversation with its government and its emperor,
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  Speaker 1: looking toward the maintenance of peace in the Pacific. Indeed,
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  Speaker 1: one hour after Japanese air squadrons that commands bombing in
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  Speaker 1: the American island of Oahu, the Japanese Ambassador to the
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  Speaker 1: United States and his colleague delivered to our Secretary of
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  Speaker 1: State a formal reply to a recent American message. And
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  Speaker 1: while this reply stated that it seemed useless to continue
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  Speaker 1: the existing diplomatic negotiations, it contained no threat or hint
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  Speaker 1: of law or of armed attack. It will be recorded
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  Speaker 1: that the distance of Hawaii from Japan makes it obvious
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  Speaker 1: that the attack was deliberately planned many days or even
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  Speaker 1: weeks ago. During the intervening time, the Japanese government has
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  Speaker 1: deliberately sought to deceive the United States by false statements
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  Speaker 1: and expressions on full for continued peace. The attack yesterday
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  Speaker 1: on the Hawaiian islands has caused severe damage to American
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  Speaker 1: naval and military forces.
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  Speaker 5: I regret to tell.
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  Speaker 1: You that very many American lives have been lost. In addition,
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  Speaker 1: American ships have been reported torpedoed on the high seas
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  Speaker 1: between San Francisco and Honolulu. Yesterday, the Japanese government also
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  Speaker 1: launched an attack against Malaya. Last night, Japanese forces attacked
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  Speaker 1: Hong Kong. Last night, Japanese forces attacked Blom Last night,
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  Speaker 1: Japanese forces attacked the Philippine Islands. Last night, the Japanese
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  Speaker 1: attacked Wake Island, and this morning the Japanese attacked Midway Island.
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  Speaker 1: Japan has therefore undertaken a surprise offensive extending throughout the
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  Speaker 1: Pacific area. The facts of yesterday and today speak for themselves.
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  Speaker 1: The people in the United States have already formed their
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  Speaker 1: opinions and well understand the implications to the very life
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  Speaker 1: and safety of our nation. As Commander in Chief of
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  Speaker 1: the Army and Navy, I have directed that all measures
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  Speaker 1: be taken for our defense. But all of this will
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  Speaker 1: our whole nation. Remember the character of the unslaught against us.
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  Speaker 1: No matter how long it may take us to overcome
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  Speaker 1: this premeditated invasion, the American people, in their righteous might,
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  Speaker 1: will win through collabsolute f I believe that I am
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  Speaker 1: perfect the will of the Congress and of the people
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  Speaker 1: when I assert that we will not only defend ourselves
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  Speaker 1: to the uttermost, but will make it very certain that
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  Speaker 1: this farm, our treachery shall never again endangerous hostilities exist.
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  Speaker 5: There is no blinking at the fact that.
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  Speaker 1: Our people, our territory, and our interests are in grave danger.
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  Speaker 1: With confidence in our pauses, with the unfounding determination of
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  Speaker 1: all people, we well again being a lot of about
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  Speaker 1: triumph sol of helas God.
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  Speaker 2: Of course, this is such a riveting speech, and I
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  Speaker 2: want to play you more than just the day of
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  Speaker 2: infamity portion of it, because he did sound strong, he
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  Speaker 2: did sound like the leader we needed. And as I
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  Speaker 2: mentioned before, the president today who was evers in office,
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  Speaker 2: will never get that kind of standing ovation, and I
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  Speaker 2: kind of wish they would, because whoever gets elected presides
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  Speaker 2: over the country politics aside. And I also believe that
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  Speaker 2: the resiliency of America after this attack has just shown
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  Speaker 2: itself time after time, whether Pearl Harbor then of course,
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  Speaker 2: the stoicism of this country after the Kennedy has asked nation,
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  Speaker 2: and then the survival mechanism Apter nine to eleven. That
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  Speaker 2: the unity that these strategies have brought up is special,
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  Speaker 2: and I hope by playing this it can maybe inspire
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  Speaker 2: us to stay united through the good and the bad times.
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  Speaker 2: But also it's I wouldn't say a failure Pearl Harbor,
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  Speaker 2: but it was definitely a lack of action because there
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  Speaker 2: were three decades, according to sources of warnings that Japan
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  Speaker 2: would indeed attack Pearl Harbor, and they struck on December seventh,
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  Speaker 2: nineteen forty one. But even during Rosevelt's administration, in the
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  Speaker 2: presidential period, they knew Japan wanted to attack. They had
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  Speaker 2: decoded messages saying so as early as September nineteen forty
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  Speaker 2: and so the other lesson that Pearl Harbor, and I
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  Speaker 2: would say up right up to October seventh, where Intel
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  Speaker 2: knew Israel Hamas was going to attack israel Is, maybe
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  Speaker 2: we take action when we know these attacks are, you know,
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  Speaker 2: being planned. I don't know this verse seven, nineteen forty
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  Speaker 2: one is completely was completely avoidable. But I just hope
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  Speaker 2: that our intel can remain strong, and they have so
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  Speaker 2: many threat assessments day in and day out that it
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  Speaker 2: probably prevented. I mean, look how many ISIS sympathizers are
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  Speaker 2: in this country and maybe even dare I say members
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  Speaker 2: there was an election to terror plot foiled by the FBI,
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  Speaker 2: an election terror plot. Thank god, the FBI was on that.
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  Speaker 2: And while I really love that speech, and I think
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  Speaker 2: it was a speech of courage and a speech of
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  Speaker 2: determination to get America back on track, and only that,
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  Speaker 2: but defend our turf. And of course, three and a
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  Speaker 2: half years later they did drop the atom bomb on Japan,
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  Speaker 2: which I think changed the world for the better. And
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  Speaker 2: you will never change my mind, you crazy lefties that
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  Speaker 2: think that was a bad idea. But what you won't
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  Speaker 2: change my mind about is that I'll always wonder why
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  Speaker 2: Roosevelt knew what he knew and did not take action
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  Speaker 2: before December seventh. And it's okay to be really moved
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  Speaker 2: by that speech, but also question if they knew why
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  Speaker 2: they didn't take action. And to the brave men and
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  Speaker 2: women who, as I've said, the founding Fathers inspired generations
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  Speaker 2: of veterans, this bombing probably inspired so many to join
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  Speaker 2: the war efforts because they stood for America. They know
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  Speaker 2: what America is, the beauty of America, the exceptionalism of America,
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  Speaker 2: that they want to defend this country to their death,
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  Speaker 2: many of them. And we always, when I think of
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  Speaker 2: these days and anniversaries, have to thank the troops for
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  Speaker 2: continuing to keep us free day in and day out.
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  Speaker 2: On the wad On Lining Up Network. May those who
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  Speaker 2: died in Pearl Harbor never die in vain because they
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  Speaker 2: were naval officers and members of the US Navy that
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  Speaker 2: were stationed there to defend our country, because they too
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  Speaker 2: believe in the exceptionalism of America. So those who were
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  Speaker 2: attacked and those who defend us from attacks, we thank
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  Speaker 2: you always for standing up for American acceptationalism. On the Wall.
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