Deep Dives

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• Attack on Pearl Harbor 14 min read

  December 7, 1941 is the date of the Pearl Harbor attack - Richardson likely uses this anniversary to draw historical parallels to current events

• Day of Infamy speech 15 min read

  FDR's 'Day of Infamy' speech on December 8, 1941 is one of the most consequential presidential addresses in American history, likely referenced in any December 7th historical reflection

• America First Committee 13 min read

  The isolationist movement that opposed US entry into WWII dissolved days after Pearl Harbor - Richardson often draws parallels between historical and contemporary 'America First' rhetoric