Broadcast 1941-12-06. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
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7-8 December 1941
Pearl Harbor
The attack began just before 8am Honolulu time. Bulletins broke into Sunday afternoon programmes across America; Tojo declared war on Radio Tokyo; Churchill spoke to the Commons the next day. This is that weekend across every surviving network.
116 recordings · 10 broadcasters · 15 days
Who carried it
6 December 1941
7 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-07. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1430 CBS World Today John Daly Reads Bulletin
7 Dec 1941 · 0 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1430 NBCR Univ Of Chicago Roundtable Canada At War
7 Dec 1941 · 31 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1432 NBCB Bulletin On Pearl Harbor Attack
7 Dec 1941 · 0 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1437 CBS Albert Warner Speculates On FDRs Next Steps
7 Dec 1941 · 6 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1449 CBS Ford Wilkins In Manilla Cut Off By US Censors
7 Dec 1941 · 0 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1500 CBS NY Philharmonic Concert Interrupted
7 Dec 1941 · 17 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1600 NBCR Sylvia Marlowe and Richard Dyer
7 Dec 1941 · 29 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1800 NBCR Catholic Hour With Rev James Gillis
7 Dec 1941 · 29 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1830 NBCB Drew Pearson and Robert S Allen
7 Dec 1941 · 14 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1845 NBCB Eleanor Roosevelt Pan American Coffee Bureau Series ep11 snippet
7 Dec 1941 · 1 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1845 NBCB Pan American Coffee Bureau Series episode 11 Eleanor Roosevelt
7 Dec 1941 · 14 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
2130 NBCR American Album Of Familiar Music
7 Dec 1941 · 29 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
2300 NBCR News Robert St John John W Vandercook
7 Dec 1941 · 14 min
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. Radio Tokyo. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
The National Archives Collection
H. V. Kaltenborn's Analysis Of The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
7 Dec 1941 · 14 min
National Archives Identifier: 2192584
Broadcast 1941-12-07. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
The National Archives Collection
News Flash Describing The Japanese Attack On Pearl Harbor
7 Dec 1941 · 14 min
"This sound recording captures a KGU newsman's report from a rooftop in Honolulu to the National Broadcasting Company (NBC) in New York, in which he described the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, damage suffered, and the fighting still in progress."National Archives Identifier: 2192572
Broadcast 1941-12-07. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-07. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
8 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1150 CBS Joint Congress Session Declaration Of War Proceedings
8 Dec 1941 · 1h 9m
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1240 NBCR Coverage After FDR Speech To Congress
8 Dec 1941 · 32 min
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1330 NBCR Irving Miller Lets Sing And Swing
8 Dec 1941 · 14 min
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1345 NBCR News Bert Silen And Upton Close
8 Dec 1941 · 14 min
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
1400 NBCB Vincent Lopez and His Orchestra
8 Dec 1941 · 43 min
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
2130 NBCB Latest News From the Far Eastern War Zone Bert Silen
8 Dec 1941 · 29 min
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Introduction Then FDRs Day Of Infamy Speech
8 Dec 1941 · 7 min
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
LOC American Talkers The Day After Pearl Harbor
8 Dec 1941 · 2 min
Broadcast 1941-12-08. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-08. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
9 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-09. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
The National Archives Collection
President Franklin D Roosevelt's Fireside Chat Following The Declaration Of War On Japan
9 Dec 1941 · 27 min
"This sound recording (captured the day after the declaration of war with Japan) is a fireside chat in which President Roosevelt said: 'We are going to win the war and we are going to win the peace that follows.'"National Archives Identifier: 2194627
Broadcast 1941-12-09. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
10 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-10. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-10. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
11 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-11. EIAR — Italian State Radio. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-11. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-11. EIAR — Italian State Radio. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-11. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-11. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
15 December 1941
CBS World News
Columbia Workshop Norman Corwin We Hold These Truths Special Broadcast
15 Dec 1941 · 1h 0m
Broadcast 1941-12-15. CBS World News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-15. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
16 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-16. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations
Teddy Powell his Orchestra Good Bye Mama Im Off To Yokohama
16 Dec 1941 · 1 min
Broadcast 1941-12-16. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
17 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-17. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-17. NBC News. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
23 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-23. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
24 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-24. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-24. Mutual Broadcasting System. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
Broadcast 1941-12-24. BBC Home Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
25 December 1941
The National Archives Collection
Christmas Greetings Between British Refugee Children And Their Parents
25 Dec 1941 · 29 min
"This is a sound recording of British refugee children in the United States, Canada, and South Africa exchanging Christmas greetings with their parents in Great Britain."National Archives Identifier: 2194727
26 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-26. American Networks — Pool Feeds & Stations. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
The National Archives Collection
Prime Minister Winston Churchill's Address To A Joint Session Of Congress
26 Dec 1941 · 37 min
"This sound recording of Prime Minister Churchill's address to Congress includes the remark: 'I cannot help reflecting that if my father had been American and my mother British, instead of the other way 'round, I might have got here on my own.'"ARC Identifier 2194729
28 December 1941
The National Archives Collection
German Radio Broadcast "Berlin to North America"
28 Dec 1941 · 15 min
"This is a sound recording of "Berlin to North America," a German radio broadcast in English, that was a communique from Adolf Hitler's headquarters that included the Supreme Commander's report on German military operations, read by an unidentified announcer, "Lord Haw Haw" (William Joyce). Also included in this recording, is a propaganda broadcast to Great Britain."National Archives Identifier: 2194735
Broadcast 1941-12-28. Germany Calling. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).
30 December 1941
Broadcast 1941-12-30. CBC Wartime Service. Transferred from the Internet Archive's WWII audio archive (public domain).