Good afternoon everyone. Welcome to the Franklin Roosevelt president ial library and museum. I would like to welcome you to todays program. As you know, today is pearl harbor day. And i would like to take just a moment to recognize those who have served. If theres any veterans or active duty servicemembers, please rise so we can acknowledge your service. Thank you very much. [applause] today is a day that marked the transition of america from an isolationist nation to a global superpower, and there are few days in World History like december 7th because of what it meant for the world we live in today, really, in so many ways. Were very fortunate to be able to honor today with a wonderful program, a new book thats just come out. How many of you are members here . If youre a member, raise your hand. Wow, look at that. Thats great. Your support makes these programs possible. It is because of members and our trustees like you that we can do these programs. Cliff lobby, our Program Manager
Youre looking at film shot 75 years ago on the morning of december 7th, 1941 when warplanes from fixed japanese Aircraft Carriers targeted the u. S. Pacific fleet at pearl harbor. Almost 4,400 killed, 1,200 wounded. The next two hours here on American History tv we will be joined by historians on fact on pearl bore. We have three ways to join the discussion. 2027408900. For those world war ii veterans 20274 202748902. Send us a tweet and we look forward to your comments on facebook. Com cspanhistory. Joining us from new york city on the first hour of our program is ian toll, the author of pacific crews bell, war at sea in the pacific, 1941 to 1942 which looks at the war in the pacific from pearl harbor to midway. Welcome to American History tv. And ill start by asking you how pearl harbor changed the course of history. Well, in many ways. I could probably go on the whole hour just answering that one question. It is is fair to say that pearl harbor is the central event in the history of
To her Close Friends as becky, with the lifestyle she admitted on her ministerial lifestyle. Ava was the widow of the Foreign Office official who in the 1930s applied churchill with Vital Information on german rearmament before his untimely death. Anderson did, however, accept a he continued to advise the government informally on atomic matters. He died age 76 in 1958. So then, shortly before his death, anderson fell to reminiscing about the war with j. Robert oppenheimer. Of hours, the director of the manhattan project, los alamos bomb lab. Anderson, a really sweet guy, oppenheimer recalled, had never, and im still quoting oppenheimer, had never been reconciled to the fact that bores counsel had not been followed by churchill or roosevelt in 1944. Nor anderson might have added, his own counsel. I think however one regards the atomic aspect of sir John Andersons career, and his outlook does now seem idealistic, unrealistic, naive, even. Knowing what we know about stalins nuclear ambiti
The media and says and lectures them about dont print any more rumors, dont print anything that is not official fact or not official war news or not something thats either coming from the white house or from the war department. He really lays into the media in a radio broadcast from the white house a couple days after. Which, by the way, i want to make one point, too, is that as far as the media goes, we all think the First Official pronouncement of, from the government or from roosevelt or from the Roosevelt White house was december 8, 1941 was his speech in congress. Thats not true. Eleanor roosevelt gave the first broadcast from the position of the roosevelt family and in many ways the position of the national government. She had a regular radio show, and of course she had her column, my day, and she went on National Radio the night of december 7th and talked about it was about morale, it was about her own four sons, one who at that point was on a ship at sea. Eventually, all four b
Desperately needed. We were happy to do that. I think the record the record will stay open for 14 days for questions and comments. I want to thank the full panel here, especially mayor nevarre, via teleconference. Youre here, which is good. We appreciate that. Especially because youre dealing with a real live issue on the ground. We thank the panel here and thank you for your written testimony, theres a lot of suggestions that you placed in there that will examine. This committee that deals with emergency disaster first responders, fema and others, this is an important issue and i have a feeling as you described very well, mr. Hubbard, that the summer is just beginning and were already seeing a lot of issues. Thank you all very much. The meeting is adjourned and record will be open for 14 days. Thank you. On the next washington journal well focus on president obamas threecountry, fourday trip to europe. Our guest is stephen szabo. And well mark the 70th anniversary of dday from the wor