President Franklin D. Roosevelt "FDR" at news microphones gives fireside radio address just after two days the attack on Pearl Harbor, 1941. Image from 4x5 inch negative.

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Seated by the fireside in the Oval Office of the White House, President Franklin D. Roosevelt, in his first address to the nation since the Japanese attack and our subsequent declaration of war, told the nation that it faces a long, hard war against "crafty and powerful bandits." His voice stern and determined, the President assured the nation that it would know the facts, good or bad, just as soon as they were confirmed. December 9th, 1941.

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Size: 7315px × 5792px
Location: White House, Washington DC USA
Photo credit: © From Original Negative / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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