AMERICA AT WAR - FIRST SCENES Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour - America declares war against the Axes.
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	Catalog #:	263055
	Clip Number:	263055-1
	Orginal Film:	41/103
	Timecode:	01:31:38 - 01:34:20
	Location:	United States
	Year Shot:	1941 (Actual Year)
	Audio:	Yes
	Color:	No
	Headings:	AERIALS: Air to Air LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, California, San Francisco LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, New York, New York LOCATIONS/NORTH AMERICA: USA, Washington D.C. PERSONALITIES: Roosevelt, Franklin D. (FDR) POLITICS: Public Address (Speech) TRANSPORTATION/AVIATION: Military, Bomber TRANSPORTATION/BOATS & SHIPS: Military, Battleship WEAPONS: Bombs WORLD WAR TWO, GENERAL: Civil Defense WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Aviation WORLD WAR TWO, MILITARY: Boats & Ships
	Description:	Same as catalog # 268708 AMERICA AT WAR - FIRST SCENES Japanese bomb Pearl Harbour - America declares war against the Axes. United States of America (USA). Washington DC Various shots of Mr Nomura, Japanese Ambassador in the USA, and Japanese diplomat Mr Kurusu, being mobbed by the press. Crowds around the White House. Mr Cordell Hull, US Secretary of State for War, arriving to White House. Pearl Harbor, Hawaii Close up shot of headlines in the newspapers - Japanese declare war etc. Air to air shots of the bombs being dropped from Japanese aircraft. Close up shot of a map of Pacific Isles with arrows pointing at Pearl Harbour. Long shot of peaceful Pearl Harbour prior to attack. Various shots of the America's Pacific Fleet ready at sea. Washington DC Various shots of the crowd waving fists in front of Japanese Embassy. Staff is burning official documents in the garden. Various shots of the American troops patrolling the streets of Washington. Various shots of the recruits queuing up and being sworn in. San Francisco, California Long shot of San Francisco. Medium shot of a loud speaker. Several shots of the troops running. Various shots of women and children in New York running to underground shelters. Washington DC Close up shot of American President Franklin Delano Roosevelt signing Declaration of War against Germany. Close up shot of President Roosevelt addressing the nation from Washington (natural sound). He says: "We are now in this war, we are all in it, all the way. We are going to win this war and we are going to win the peace that follows".

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