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Roosevelt Declares War on Japan

After Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor, President Roosevelt calls on Congress to formally declare war. Roosevelt speaks before a joint session of Congress with Vice President Harry Truman and Speaker Sam Rayburn seated in the background.



IdentifierCLIP-16068
Duration1 min, 33 sec
GenreDocumentary
DateDecember 8 1941
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