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As President Roosevelt’s spouse, Eleanor Roosevelt is the first to address the nation after the Japanese bomb Pearl Harbor in December of 1941. She assures Americans that the U.S. will emerge victorious and, after this point, she fades into the memoir’s background until the 1950s. At this point, she makes a visit to Adlai Stevenson’s campaign headquarters in California, where Daddy and George are volunteering. George is thrilled to meet her and he admires her, but Daddy pretends that he’s sick so he doesn’t have to shake her hand. George realizes that Daddy still resents Mrs. Roosevelt for her complicity in FDR’s policy of interning Japanese Americans.
Eleanor Roosevelt Quotes in They Called Us Enemy
The They Called Us Enemy quotes below are all either spoken by Eleanor Roosevelt or refer to Eleanor Roosevelt. For each quote, you can also see the other characters and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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They Called Us Enemy Quotes
“In the meantime, we, the people, are already prepared for action.”
That same day the president signed a proclamation declaring that every adult Japanese citizen inside the U.S. was now an “alien enemy” and must follow strict regulations.
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Eleanor Roosevelt Character Timeline in They Called Us Enemy
The timeline below shows where the character Eleanor Roosevelt appears in They Called Us Enemy. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
They Called Us Enemy
Later, Eleanor Roosevelt addresses the nation. On her Sunday radio program, she acknowledges the gravity of the situation,...
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The following afternoon, everyone in the U.S. listens to President Roosevelt address Congress. He says that yesterday—December 7, 1941—will live in infamy. The Empire of Japan...
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As President Roosevelt speaks, a barber sets out a sign offering free buzzcuts for enlisting soldiers and hangs...
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Eventually, pressure in the U.S. grows and President Roosevelt has to do something. On February 19, 1942—74 days after Pearl Harbor—he signs Executive Order...
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...curfew will be strictly enforced, and that patriotic citizens must report violators to the authorities. President Roosevelt approves a law allowing police to arrest violators. Some people break the curfew on purpose...
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Early in February of 1943, President Roosevelt declares that any loyal citizen should be able to serve in the military, no matter...
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...attack actually happened. (Many people also didn’t believe it when they got the news that President Roosevelt died; they figured it was propaganda meant to unsettle them.) But then, three days later,...
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...whispers whip through the campaign office. One volunteer lines everyone up for a special guest: Eleanor Roosevelt . She shakes hands with everyone in line, including George, and even thanks George by...
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...this when the U.S. government took everything away from him and Mama. Daddy replied that President Roosevelt pulled the country out of the Depression and did other great things. Nonetheless, Roosevelt was...
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