Posted on 12/08/2020 5:33:23 AM PST by Peter W. Kessler
FDR's Address to Joint Session of Congress
This is the long version. CBS had a group of reporters in the press gallery, and all had some commentary or other. Older Freepers might remember some of the reporters.
Additionally, statements by representatives are heard.
Two things piqued my interest. First, the representatives were all full of fire, hootin' and hollerin' and ready to smash the Japs. Looking back, perhaps they shouldn't have been so gung-ho at that moment in time. Each one of them KNEW the sorry state of our military, and that it would take more than their hootin' the hollerin' to defeat Japan.
Also, listen carefully to some of the floor speeches. In 79 years, our speech patterns and regional accents have changed quite a bit.
This audio is and hour, nine minutes. I believe it's worth a listen.
https://archive.org/details/wwii-radio-archive-torrent/1941/1941-12-08+1150+CBS+Joint+Congress+Session+-+Declaration+Of+War+Proceedings.mp3
Pinging
Yesterday I was reading Don Stratton’s memoir, All the Gallant Men. He was a survivor of the Arizona. Died in recent years.
I believe I saw him interviewed on a History Channel documentary quite a while back. There were more living survivors in those days.
The “greatest generation” are in their nineties.
Get those oral histories and memoirs NOW!
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