“a date which will live in infamy" The morning of December 7,1941, hundreds of Japan fighter jets attack the naval base at Pearl Harbor. The attack lasted for two hours and the devastating attack left 2,335 servicemen and 68 civilians killed, and 1,178 wounded soldiers. The attack will forever leave a scar on America and the significant response from Franklin Delano Roosevelt is what the United States needed at the time. The day after the assault from Japan; Franklin D. Roosevelt stood in front of the United States Congress and delivered a speech famous for the quote “a date which will live in infamy". FDR was rarely seen by people because of his battles with infantile paralysis, better known as polio. President Roosevelt always feared if people found out about this illness that his image would be ruined. Pearl Harbor was one the biggest conflicts in his 12 year term and by magnitude of the event and he needed the people of the United States to visually see their leader. The nationally televised and broadcasted proposal …show more content…
President Roosevelt has always had a background of confidence rooting from his inaugural address stating “Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”. President Roosevelt continued to express the confidence he had in the people of America by stating ”No matter how long it may take us to overcome this premeditated invasion, the American people in their righteous might will win through to absolute victory”. Influencing the work force of America that as a team we will remain a super power of a country. “With confidence in our armed forces, with the unbounding determination of our people, we will gain the inevitable triumph”. Another statement of President Roosevelt displaying the confidence in the armed forces and the United States would leave battle as the