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Photo of President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivering the "Day of Infamy" speech.
 

President Franklin D. Roosevelt delivers the "Day of Infamy" speech to a joint session of Congress on December 8, 1941, the day after Japan attacked Pearl Harbor. [FDR Library, National Archives]

President Roosevelt signs Declaration of War while surrounded by four congressmen.
 

President Roosevelt signs the Declaration of War against Germany on December 11, 1941. Behind him are (L-R): Senator Alben Barkley (KY), Senator Carter Glass (VA), Representative Joseph Martin (MA), and Senator Thomas Connally (TX). [Library of Congress]

Photo of Winston Churchill speaking to legislators in crowded Senate Chamber.
 

Winston Churchill, Prime Minister of Great Britain, addresses a joint session of Congress in the Senate Chamber on December 26, 1941. [Senate Historical Office]

Winston Churchill Addresses Congress, 1941
 

British Prime Minister Winston Churchill addresses Congress in the Senate Chamber, December 26, 1941. [Library of Congress]

Admission Ticket to Prime Minister Winston Churchill's Speech in Senate Chamber, December 26, 1941
 

 [U.S. Senate Collection]

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