U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt asks Congress to declare war on Germany and Italy

Reading Clerk Irving Swanson delivers a message from President Roosevelt asking Congress to recognize a state of war between the U.S., Germany, and Italy. An unidentified reporter explains that Germany and Italy declared war against the United States that morning.

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In Collections: G. Robert Vincent Voice Library Collection

Copyright Status: No Copyright

Date: 1941-12-11

Speakers: Swanson, Irving, 1912-

Broadcasters: CBS Radio Network

Subjects: World War (1939-1945)
War, Declaration of
United States

Material Type: Sound recordings

Language: English

Extent: 00:02:41

Venue Note: Broadcast on CBS, December 11, 1941.

Holding Institution: Vincent Voice Library

Call Number: Voice 6002

Catalog Record: http://catalog.lib.msu.edu/record=b8533893

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