There is not much I can add to the narrative of the Pearl Harbor attack. So much haS already been written about it.
But something we didn’t get to hear a lot of, was the reactions of the ordinary US citizen after the attack. Following are some recordings of interviews of a few civilians either being interviewed in the street or directing their interview directly to the President.
Also included are parts of the transcripts of the inteRviews. I do apologize for some of the sound quality.
The difference of opinions are intriguing though.
“Man-on-the-Street”, Bloomington, Indiana, December 10, 1941″
“Paul Martin: This is Wednesday, December 10th, 1941. Last Sunday, December 7th, the United States
of America was attacked by armed forces of the Japanese Empire. The Radio Department of Indiana
University, in cooperation with the Library of Congress of the United States has arranged to record
some of the…
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