Radio Address
By Senator Tom Connally
December 5, 1941

Democratic Senator Tom Connally of Texas delivers a radio address on the evening of December 5, 1941. Known for his long-winded hyperbole, and sounding as much like a stump preacher as a member of the Senate, Connally reminds the aggressors that we have a mighty navy in the Pacific. The fact that Japan was well aware of our Pacific fleet would become painfully obvious in less than 48 hours, as their attack on Pearl Harbor would plunge America into World War II.