
FDR: Day of Infamy
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FDR speaks to the country following the attack on Pearl Harbor.
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks to the country following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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FDR: Day of Infamy
Clip: Episode 1 | 1m 29sVideo has Closed Captions
President Franklin Delano Roosevelt speaks to the country following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.
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