Roosevelt declares war on Japan
Creator(s)
- United States. National Archives and Records Administration. Motion Picture Reference
- United States. Army. Signal Corps. (Producer)
Scope and Content
Crowd lined up outside Capitol. 01:23:48 LS Joint session of Congress, President Roosevelt declares war on Japan after attack on Pearl Harbor, shot of audience. 01:24:23 MLS of FDR giving speech. 01:25:37 LS of large crowd outside listening, MS of men listening to car radio as speech is given. 01:25:43 MLS, different angle of FDR giving speech. 01:26:43 LS At finish, shot of audience applauding. Additional unrelated footage (mute): 01:26:51 to 01:27:43, VS of Benito Mussolini speaking from balcony to crowds, at parades, reviewing soldiers, on horseback, standing alongside statue of Caesar. 01:27:44 to 01:28:31, Flags of UN fly in garden at Radio City (part of sign: "Our Answer, Unconditional Surrender"). 01:28:31 to end, Shots of FDR's home in Hyde Park, New York, 1935. Brief CU of FDR.
Subjects
- MUSSOLINI, BENITO
- ROOSEVELT, FRANKLIN D.
- UNITED NATIONS
- CROWDS
- PEARL HARBOR
- UNITED STATES
- CONGRESS (U.S.)
- SPEECHES
Places
- Washington, DC, United States
Genre
- Film
- Unedited.