December 7, 1941

1830 EST

NBC Blue

Drew Pearson and Robert S. Allen (1:38)

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This is a regularly scheduled news and analysis program. 0:00: Program introduction and sponsor's commercial for laxative called Serutan. 1:40: Pearson and Allen summarize all of the information already reported thus far about Hawaii. Police have been called to duty, presumably to prevent a Japanese-American uprising. Three battleships were hit, the West Virginia has been sunk. Repeat of Governor Poindexter's claim just before 6:00 p.m. that more Japanese planes were overhead in Hawaii [this is an erroneous report]. Navy has just announced that Japanese planes are bombing Guam, and planes are over Burma. Emphasis on the "double-crossing" aspect of the Japanese attack. This attack follows months of appeasement by America. This showdown is actually and indirect showdown with Hitler. Analysis of what will happen if Moscow falls. 10:02: Break for another Serutan laxative commercial. "When you read that backwards it spells, 'natures'". 11:18: More news and Pearson and Allen's predictions of things to come.