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American Experience

FDR's Pearl Harbor Speech

1m 10s

It's one of the most famous speeches in American history, though it's safe to say most Americans remember only that phrase. But on this seventy-fifth anniversary of the attack, it's worth asking: What makes it so famous?

Aired: 12/05/16
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