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President Roosevelt signs the Declaration of War against Japan

President Roosevelt signs the Declaration of War against Japan

Date of Work
December 8, 1941
Credit
Franklin D. Roosevelt Presidential Library and Museum/ NARA

President Roosevelt signs the Declaration of War against Japan

In this black and white photograph, President Franklin D. Roosevelt is shown in the Oval Office signing the Congressional declaration of war against Japan on December 8, 1941, one day after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor.

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