After Japanese forces attacked Pearl Harbor, Hawaii, on December 7, 1941, President Franklin D. Roosevelt addressed Congress and gave his famous “Day of Infamy” speech. In this photograph, taken by National Park Service photographer Abbie Rowe on December 8, 1941, President Roosevelt signs a declaration of war against Japan, leading the United States into World War II.
FDR Signing the Declaration of War Against Japan
- 12/8/1941
Description
This primary source comes from the Records of the National Park Service.
National Archives Identifier: 520053
Full Citation: 79-AR-82; Photograph of President Franklin D. Roosevelt Signing the Declaration of War Against Japan; 12/8/1941; White House Photographs taken by Abbie Rowe, 1941 – 1967; Records of the National Park Service, Record Group 79; National Archives at College Park, College Park, MD. [Online Version, https://docsteach.org/document/fdr-signing-declaration-war/, April 1, 2026]
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