Beyond brilliant oratory, it ended US isolaionism, united the American people in defense of the nation and entered the US into WW2.
The entire speech, from start to finish, is about 8 and a half minutes long, very short.
It was a speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a joint session of congress the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. The attack took place on December 6, 1941 and Roosevelt said it was a "day of infamy". He also declared war on Imperial Japan in that speech.
I'll leave two Related Links - one with the entire speech, and another with the effects after the speech.
The date that Roosevelt gave the speech was December 18, 1941. The time he gave his speech I do not know. Sorry. : )You can listen to his speech on this web site www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html.
Both recognize the threat of the enemy but emphasize America's power to defeat it.
State of the Union Address
Infamy Speech was created in 1941.
Lincoln's Gettysburg Address. FDR's nothing to fear speech, FDR's day of infamy speech. JFK"s ask not speech. There are a lot of them.
The entire speech, from start to finish, is about 8 and a half minutes long, very short.
It was a speech by President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a joint session of congress the day after Pearl Harbor was attacked by the Japanese. The attack took place on December 6, 1941 and Roosevelt said it was a "day of infamy". He also declared war on Imperial Japan in that speech.
I'll leave two Related Links - one with the entire speech, and another with the effects after the speech.
The date that Roosevelt gave the speech was December 18, 1941. The time he gave his speech I do not know. Sorry. : )You can listen to his speech on this web site www.americanrhetoric.com/top100speechesall.html.
Both recognize the threat of the enemy but emphasize America's power to defeat it.
Both recognize the threat of the enemy but emphasize America's power to defeat it.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt's Day of Infamy speech was delivered on December 8, 1941, in response to the surprise attack on Pearl Harbor by the Japanese on December 7. The speech aimed to rally the American public and Congress to support a declaration of war against Japan, marking the United States' entry into World War II. Roosevelt characterized the attack as a "day that will live in infamy," emphasizing the need for unity and resolve in the face of aggression.
FDR gave his Infamy speech before a joint session of Congress. The House chamber of the Capitol, which is in the south wing, has the appointments to accommodate such things. The State of the Union address by the President is traditionally given there.
Franklin Delano Roosevelt is the one who wrote his speech to Congress on December 8, 1941. This speech will be remembered as "The Day That Will Live in Infamy" speech.