Pearl Harbor Day
Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen
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This recording is identified with Pearl Harbor Day, December 7, 1941, and names commentators Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen. The title places it in the immediate context of the attack on Pearl Harbor, a defining event in American history.
Pearson and Allen were known as a newspaper column-writing team whose work brought political reporting and commentary to a broad audience. Their names suggest a spoken news or commentary presentation, offering listeners a contemporary perspective on public affairs during a moment of national crisis.
This recording is part of the Old Time Radio collection.