FDR asks Congress for a declaration of war December 8, 1941
Summary
Lot-9435-2: President Asks for Declaration of War, December 8, 1941. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asking a joint session of Congress for a declaration of war against Japan. Behind him sit Vice President Henry A. Wallace, Head of State, and Sam Rayburn, Speaker of the House. At the right near the President is his son, James, in the uniform of a Captain in the U.S. Marine Corps. Office of War Information Collection, Dec 1941-Jan 1942. (2015/12/11).
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Date
08/12/1941
Source
U.S. Navy
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Public Domain