00:00-00:22: Music.

00:22-00:46 AP Bulletin: Interruption announcing the sinking of a U.S. army transport carrying lumber, 1300 miles west from San Francisco. (NBC broke this news at 3:24 p.m. on H.V. Kaltenborn's news program). An update will be given during the intermission of the New York Philharmonic at approximately 3:35.

00:46-01:29 Music.

01:29-01:52: The file has clearly been edited at this juncture. The music halts abruptly, then continues at a different point in the concert. What's been done is that someone has inserted a clip from the 1964 CBS broadcast Farewell To Studio Nine, which includes the 1948 recreation of the initial CBS announcement (see The World Today page for more details). Again, please note that the real CBS announcement came at 2:31 p.m. and constituted only the second half of what is portrayed here.

01:52-2:28 Transition To Intermission: The New York Philharmonic finishes their rendition of The Symphony Number One in F minor by contemporary Russian composer Shostakovic. The announcer then says that Japan has attacked Pearl Harbor Hawaii, and Manila in the Philippines by air, and that the attack is developing. Deans Taylor's usual commentary (during intermission) will be replaced by a further report on the Far Eastern situation. The announcer says that they will pause for 15 seconds (for station identification).

02:28-02:44 Local Station ID: Local announcer identifies WCCO, studios Minneapolis-St. Paul, and the current temperature.

02:44-07:03 John Daly from New York: The Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor and Manila by air. The first announcement was made by Press Secretary Steve Early at approximately 2:25. Daly says he read the text of this historic announcement a little after 2:30. [Daly again mispronounces Oahu as "Oh-ha-u"]. A few minutes after the first announcement, Steve Early dictated the message about Manila. Daly then gives a "last minute" Associated Press bulletin that a naval engagement is in progress near Hawaii with at least one enemy aircraft carrier. Daly says that after making the announcement, Early went to the White House to be with the president. The two Japanese envoys were at the state department. Bob Trout reported from London. Ford Wilkins was put on the air during the 2:30 news program but was cut off while talking about air raid shelters, possibly due to censorship. Daly summarizes the brief contact that was made with KGMB in Honolulu. Half an hour ago the attack was said to be continuing. Daly summarizes the rest of what was reported earlier in The World Today, including that the Honolulu call that firemen and police should report for duty might indicate that the Japanese citizen on the island might be engaging in revolutionary activity.

Daly announces the first Associated Press dispatch from Honolulu: At least two Japanese bombers appeared over Pearl Harbor at about 7:35 a.m. local time today and dropped bombs. These are two of what were earlier reported as being 50-100 planes. Unverified reports said that an unidentified warship appeared off the coast of Pearl Harbor and stared firing on that post. Reports are that the attack scored two hits, one on the army post at Hickam Field, the other hit an oil tank on Pearl Harbor. American antiaircraft guns were in action, and the skies are filled with American battle aircraft. Daly repeats the AP bulletin about the lumber transport that was torpedoed and sunk. They just heard by telephone that Albert Warner is Washington has news of a State Department announcement. Daly then sends coverage to Washington.

07:03-11:51 Albert Warner from Washington: Secretary of State Hull has just released a statement: "On November 26 the Secretary of State handed to the Japanese representatives a document which stated the principles governing the policies of the Government of the United States toward the situation in the Far East and setting out suggestions for a comprehensive peaceful settlement covering the entire Pacific area.

At 1 p.m. December 7 the Japanese Ambassador asked for an appointment for the Japanese representatives to see the Secretary of State. The appointment was made for 1:45 p.m. The Japanese representatives arrived at the office of the Secretary of State at 2:05 p.m. They were received by the Secretary at 2:20 p.m. The Japanese Ambassador handed to the Secretary of State what was understood to be a reply to the document handed to him the Secretary of State on November 26.

Secretary Hull carefully read the statement presented by the Japanese representatives and immediately turned to the Japanese Ambassador and with the greatest indignation said:

"I must say that in all my conversations with you [the Japanese Ambassador] during the last nine months I have never uttered one word of untruth. This is borne out absolutely by the record. In all my 50 years of public service I have never seen a document that was more crowded with infamous falsehoods and
distortions - infamous falsehoods and distortions on a scale so huge that I never imagined until today that any Government on this planet was capable of uttering them." [Read text of Japanese letter to US]

Secretary of War Stimson has just issued an order for all military personnel throughout the country to report for duty in uniform on Monday. Another army transport, 700 miles from San Francisco, has sent distress calls. Albert Warner then gives early responses from members of congress. Warner then speculates on what military steps have been taken at this time. It's expected that the president will address congress and ask for a declaration of war. Likely there will be a united opinion in congress. Warner returns coverage to New York.

11:51-16:51 John Daly from New York: Daly discusses Ford Wilkins's earlier broadcast from Manila and the attack on Manila. Daly asks Major Eliot if he sees any grand strategy from the Japanese. Eliot repeats his opinion, stated earlier, that the attack on Hawaii might be a cover for a larger invasion of The Philippines. Eliot discusses the submarine attacks on American shipping in the Pacific. It's clear that the Japanese made their decision to attack at least two weeks ago. Speculation about England declaring war on Japan. Daly reads another bulletin about military reporting for duty. When the president received the news he gave the order for the military to execute all previously agreed upon actions in the advent of an attack. The president is in conference with the Secretaries of the Navy and War, and steps are being taken to advise the congressional leaders. Attaches at the Japanese embassy have begun burning secret documents in the embassy yard.

"CBS will continue to interrupt regular programming to update as necessary. William L. Shirer will be on the air at 5:45 over most of these stations." Transfer to local station ID.

16:51-17:22 WCCO Minneapolis: Announcement that the United Press will be operating on a 24 hour basis. The local station then returns coverage to the New York Philharmonic concert.