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Roosevelt delivers the speech to Congress. Behind him are Vice President Henry A. Wallace (left) and Speaker of the House Sam Rayburn. To the right, in uniform in front of Rayburn, is Roosevelt's son James, who escorted his father to the Capitol.

The Infamy Speech was a speech given by United States President Franklin D. Roosevelt to a Joint Session of the US Congress on December 8, 1941, one day after the Empire of Japan's attack on the US naval base at Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, and the Japanese declaration of war on the United States and the British Empire. The name comes from the first line of the speech "a date which will live in infamy." The speech is also commonly referred to as the "Pearl Harbor Speech".

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  • CongressRoosevelt1941

    Roosevelt delivering the speech in the Congress

  • The USS Arizona (BB-39) burning after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor - NARA 195617 - Edit

    The wreckage of the USS Arizona ablaze after the attack

  • Franklin Roosevelt signing declaration of war against Japan

    Franklin D. Roosevelt signing the declaration of war against Japan.

  • Remember december 7th

    "Remember December 7!", by Allen Saalburg, poster issued in 1942 by the United States Office of War Information

  • Avenge december 7

    "Avenge December 7!", poster issued in 1942 by the United States Office of War Information

See also

Kids robot.svg In Spanish: Discurso de la infamia para niños

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