A secret recording by Franklin D. Roosevelt about an ultimatum from the Japanese

President Roosevelt speaks about an ultimatum given by the Japanese demanding that the U.S. pull out of Wake Island, Midway Island and Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The conversation is a segment from recordings made secretly in the Oval Office by FDR.

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In Collections: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Copyright Status: No Copyright

Date: 1940-10

Speakers: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (Franklin Delano), 1882-1945

Subjects: World War (1939-1945)
Diplomatic relations
Ultimatums (International relations)
Japan
United States

Material Type: Sound recordings

Language: English

Extent: 00:01:08

Venue Note: Recorded at White House Oval Office, Washington D.C., Oct. 1940.

Holding Institution: Vincent Voice Library

Call Number: Voice 16155

Catalog Record: http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8191766

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