CSPAN First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt October 26, 2013
Good evening. The cabinet is convening and the leaders are meeting with the president. The state department and Navy Officials are meeting with the president all afternoon. In fact, the japanese ambassador was talking to the president at the time that japan was bombing our citizens in the philippines and sinking one of our transports. By tomorrow morning, the members of congress will have a report and be ready for action. . Youve been listening to some of Eleanor Roosevelts address hours after the attack at pearl harbor. She gave that address before her husband even spoke to the nation. For th...