Remembering the Leader Behind the “Day of Infamy” Speech

As Pearl Harbor Remembrance Week continues, we turn from the attack itself to the man who addressed a shaken nation the following day: President Franklin D. Roosevelt.

Before delivering the now-iconic “Day of Infamy” address, Roosevelt had already forged himself into a master of language, leadership, and connection.

The excerpt link below offers a portrait of the president behind the words…

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📜👉🏻 Click to read the full “Day of Infamy” speech transcript (Library of Congress).


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Dale Jenkins has had a lifelong interest in the Navy and international affairs. He is a former US Navy officer who served on a destroyer in the Pacific, and for a time was home-ported in Yokosuka, Japan. Pacific Fleet commitments took him to the Philippines, Taiwan, South Korea, Hong Kong and Singapore. While on active duty he was awarded the Navy/Marine Corps Expeditionary Medal. Dale is also Senior Advisor to Americans for a Stronger Navy.

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