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| From 12/6/41: CBS News "The World
Today." Heard are host John Daly, Bob Trout from London, Ford
Wilkins from Manila, and Albert Warner from Washington.
Headlines concern "The Far East Situation" and "The War in Russia
and Libya." Russian/German fighting is reported. Also
discussed is deteriorating U.S./Japan relations. |
14:40 |
CD1
(68:49) |
| From 12/7/41: First report of
attack on Pearl Harbor. John Daly is the announcer. |
02:20 |
| 14:37: Albert Warner speculates
on FDR's next steps after Japan's attack on Pearl Harbor. |
06:17 |
| CBS News "The World Today."
Further reporting of the Pearl Harbor attack plus reaction and other
events around the world. John Daly and Bob Trout report. Major
George Fielding Elliot comments. Ford Wilkins attempts to report
from Manila. News analyst Elmut Davis comments. |
29:16 |
| 15:00: From WCCO-Minneapolis.
Performance of the New York Philharmonic Orchestra is interrupted
with reports of the Pearl Harbor and Manila attacks. Includes
reporting of the meeting between Secretary of State Cordell Hull and
two Japanese envoys. Comments from several U.S. senators are
reported. Heard also is military analyst Major George Fielding
Elliot. John Daly is the newscaster. |
17:23 |
| From 12/8/41, 12:15: Coverage of
the address by President Roosevelt to a Joint Session of Congress asking for a declaration of war. FDR's famous "date that will
live in infamy" speech is heard. Congress debates and
then declares war. Followed by much
analysis of the day's events. |
69:09 |
CD2 |
| Ford Wilkins reports from Manila.
Guam and other places are under attack. |
08:37 |
CD3
(49:57) |
| CBS News broadcast. First
17 minutes consists of readings of editorial page responses to the
Pearl Harbor attack from newspapers around the country.
Followed by analysis by William L. Shirer. Attempt by CBS to
contact Manila and Honolulu, and neither is successful.
Concludes with more by William Shirer. |
27:46 |
| From 12/11/41: Coverage
of Congress's declaration of war on Germany and Italy. Eric Sevareid is heard. |
13:34 |
