In-Text References

Historical and Political References

77th United States Congress (1, 22, 26)

Geographical References

United States (1, 2, 3, 6, 18, 26)
Japan (1, 2, 5, 16, 26)
Pacific region (2, 16)
Oahu (4)
Hawaii (5, 7)
San Francisco (9)
Honolulu (9)
Malaya (10)
Hong Kong (11)
Guam (12)
The Philippines (13)
Wake Island (14)
Midway Island (15)

People References

Vice President Henry Wallace (1)
Speaker Sam Rayburn (1)
Ambassador Kichisaburō Nomura (3)
Sec'y of State Cordell Hull (3)

References to This Text

Literary and Philosophical References

Any book, magazine, etc. devoted to Franklin D. Roosevelt
Any book, magazine, etc. devoted to the Pacific War or World War II from the perspective of the United States
Any book, magazine, etc. that talks about how American foreign policy has changed over the years
After 9/11, many parallels were made between that and Pearl Harbor, so you see a lot of mentions in 9/11 articles and books as well. Two of our favorites:

• "Pearl Harbor Parallels 9-11" by Donna Miles 
• "Days of infamy: Twin legacies of 9/11 and Pearl Harbor" by Brittany Anas

Historical and Political References

World War II Memorial, Washington, D.C.
"9/11 Address to the Nation," George W. Bush (this speech was totally modeled after Roosevelt's Pearl Harbor speech; can you spot the similarities?)

Pop Culture References

Movies

Air Force
Betrayal from the East
Bombardier
Man from Frisco
Prelude to War
Wake Island
Tora! Tora! Tora!
Pearl Harbor

…and pretty much every other movie ever that mentions that Pacific War or FDR in any way, shape, or form.