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US President Franklin Roosevelt delivering his annual State of the Union speech to the US Congress, 6 Jan 1941	Roosevelt delivering the 'Day of Infamy' speech, 8 Dec 1941. Photo 1 of 2.

Roosevelt delivering the 'Day of Infamy' speech, 8 Dec 1941. Photo 2 of 2.	Franklin Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Germany, 11 Dec 1941; Senator Tom Connally at right marked the exact time of declaration. Photo 1 of 2.

Franklin Roosevelt signing the Declaration of War against Germany, 11 Dec 1941; Senator Tom Connally at right marked the exact time of declaration. Photo 2 of 2.	President Franklin Roosevelt being presented with a Japanese flag captured by US Marines on Makin Island by Marine Corps Commandant LtGen Thomas Holcomb, White House, Washington DC, 17 Sep 1942.

Song Meiling addressing the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, 18 Feb 1943, photo 1 of 4	Song Meiling addressing the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, 18 Feb 1943, photo 2 of 4

Song Meiling addressing the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, 18 Feb 1943, photo 3 of 4	Song Meiling addressing the House of Representatives of the United States Congress, 18 Feb 1943, photo 4 of 4

At the White House 18 Mar 1943, Henry Kaiser, right, and President Franklin Roosevelt looking at a model of a Casablanca-class escort aircraft carrier, then under construction at Kaiser’s Vancouver, Washington shipyard.	View from the top of the Washington Monument looking at the Lincoln Memorial, Washington DC, United States, 1944. Note the buildings of the Navy Department in the foreground that were removed after the Pentagon opened.