A Day of Infamy
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s address to Congress on December 8, 1941, his famous “Day of Infamy” speech, was a call to arms. One day after the Japanese...
A day that will live in infamy
After Pearl Harbor was bombed on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt appeared before Congress and asked for a declaration of war against Japan. This is...
A young FDR displays talent
This drawing, done by Franklin D. Roosevelt during his childhood, depicts a ship.
Declaration of war
After Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress and gave his famous “Day of Infamy”...
Declaring war on Japan
This is a transcript of President Franklin D. Roosevelt's Message to Congress requesting a declaration of war against Japan. Roosevelt delivered the address to a...
“Deep and sincere congratulations”
President Franklin D. Roosevelt wrote to the President of the U.S. Senate, Vice-President John N. Garner, on August 24, 1935. Roosevelt asks Garner to thank the...
Fireside chat
President Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats (there were 30 in all) were radio speeches he made describing important current events and political issues to the...