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Pearl Harbor Eye-Witness Experience
- A clerk at the Honolulu Advertiser witnessed the attack on Pearl Harbor firsthand.
- She quickly transitioned from filing paperwork to reporting on the historic event as it unfolded.
Roosevelt's Leadership Amid Crisis
- Roosevelt led the US through Depression and war with optimism despite polio disability.
- He balanced government intervention with boosting military readiness against Nazi threat.
Mobilization Challenges in Industry
- US mobilization required unprecedented cooperation between government and private industry.
- Business hesitated due to war boom fears but Roosevelt pushed for conversion to war production.