Summarize.
FDR first speaks of the previous day, December 7th, 1941, the "date which will live in infamy", when the United States was attacked by Japan. Previously, Japan and the United States had been in good relation, working for continued peace, but while doing so the Japanese were secretly planning this attack that destroyed a good portion of America's naval forces and took many American lives. Meanwhile, Japan also was launching a massive attack in the Pacific.
FDR then asks that the United States do what is right in defending themselves, and through absolute victory, never again be threatened by such hostilities. He ends the speech by asking Congress to declare war on Japan.
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