FDR Fireside Chat- May 27, 1941 - Announcement of Proclamation An Unlimited National Emergency

Franklin Roosevelt predicts Nazi intentions to gain control of the Western Hemisphere. As evidence, the President cites Adolf Hitler’s broken promises of ceased aggression and his subsequent invasions of European lands. Roosevelt also argues that “freedom of the seas” is essential to preventing Nazi control in the Western Hemisphere and that support of Britain in their fight against Germany plays a pivotal role in preserving this freedom.

Source National Archives