Telegram from J. B. Manual to President Franklin D. Roosevelt
2/24/1942
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This item is a telegram reacting to President Franklin D. Roosevelt's radio address of February 23, 1942. In this Fireside Chat on the Progress of the War, Roosevelt used the occasion of George Washington's birthday to fight a feeling of defeatism in the country and to set forth his administration's strategy for winning World War II. In the telegram, the writer indicates that he was cheered by the radio address as he had just learned that his son was killed at the attack on Pearl Harbor.
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In a telegram to President Franklin D. Roosevelt on February 24, 1942, J. B. Manual described how Roosevelt’s speech cheered him up after losing his son at Pearl Harbor.
This primary source comes from the Collection FDR-PPF: Papers as President, President's Personal File.
National Archives Identifier: 593598
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