"We must be ready to dare all for our country. For history does not long entrust the care of freedom to the weak or the timid. We must acquire proficiency in defense and display stamina in purpose." - President Eisenhower, First Inaugural Address
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Thursday, December 07, 2023
Honolulu Reports Attack on 7 Dec 1941 and FDR Seeks a Declaration of War from Congress
U.S. total involvement in WWII is occasioned by an attack out of the blue:
First, from Honolulu on 7 Dec 1941 - a long distance call to NBC:
The following day, 8 Dec, President Roosevelt goes before Congress:
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