| On NBC Red, University
of Chicago Roundtable was just beginning.
The topic was "Canada: A Neighbor At
War." The beginning of the program is
cut off by the Pearl Harbor attack announcement.
NBC then continues with the regular programming,
which ran until 3:00 p.m. EST. The experiences
of Canada as a nation at war for two years
are discussed. Commentators are George Britnell,
the economic advisor to the wartime prices
and trade board of the dominion of Canada;
John MacCormack, Canadian correspondent of
the New York Times; and Neal H. Jacoby,
Professor of Finance at the University of
Chicago. |
| 00:00-00:21
Pearl Harbor Announcement: NBC interrupted
both Red and Blue networks to make a simultaneous
announcement. NBC news writer Robert Eisenbach
read the announcement. "From the NBC
news room in New York: President Roosevelt
said in a statement today that the Japanese
have attacked the Pearl Harbor...Hawaii from
the air. I'll repeat that, President Roosevelt
says that the Japanese have attacked Pearl
Harbor in Hawaii from the air. This bulletin
came to you from the NBC news room in New
York." |
| 00:21-08:29:
Regularly scheduled programming. |
| 08:29-08:58
Program Interruption: At 2:38 p.m., the
program was interrupted for what turned out
to be a false report: "We Interrupt this
program to take you to the NBC news room...From
the NBC news room in New York, the White House
also reported today an air, uh, simultaneous
air attack on army and navy bases in Manila.
This report follows the President's declaration
that all army and navy bases on the island
of Oahu in Hawaii are now under air attack.
This bulletin came to you from the NBC news
room in New York. Now back to our regularly
scheduled program." |
| 08:58-21:16:
Regularly scheduled programming |
| 21:16-21:39
Burma Attack Announcement: At approximately
2:52 p.m., the University of Chicago Roundtablemoderator
made this announcement: "But now while
you were talking I just learned that the Japanese
are now bombing Burma. This is an act that
may lead the United States to war against
Japan. It may lead Canada to more active military
effort against Japan. I merely mention this
to show how fast events are moving while we're
discussing these adjustments that are being
made in the Canadian and American economies
during the war." |
| 21:39-29:20:
Regularly scheduled programming. |
