Winston Churchill, Address to US Congress, December 26th, 1941, Part 1

December 7th, 1941, the day "which will live in infamy," ended the neutrality of the United States in WWII, to Winston Churchill's delight.

"On December 8, 1941, even as Franklin D. Roosevelt was delivering his “day of infamy” speech to Congress, the British prime minister resolved to sail across the Atlantic to fortify his nation’s most important alliance. “We could review the whole war plan in light of reality and new facts,” an eager Winston Churchill wrote to Roosevelt. After expressing concern about Churchill’s safety in the U-boat-filled ocean—a concern the prime minister waved off—FDR assented. “Delighted to have you here at the White House,” the president replied." (https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/darkest-days-world-war-ii-winston-churchills-visit-white-house-brought-hope-washington-180961798/)

Churchill arrived at the White House on December 22nd after a ten-day crossing of the Atlantic. He would remain for three weeks. After spending Christmas with the Roosevelts, he delivered a speech to a joint session of Congress. This is that speech.

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