Pearl Harbor: It Could Have Been Different

Had FDR listened to Texas-born Admiral James Otto Richardson, the "day that lives in infamy," December 7, 1941, might have been like any other day. In late 1940 and in early 1941, Admiral Richardson warned FDR about stationing the Pacific Fleet at Pearl Harbor. Irritated, FDR had Richardson demoted and offered command of the Pacific Fleet to another Texan, Chester Nimitz of Fredericksburg, who graciously declined. We all know how the story ends, and hindsight is always 20-20, but I thought that this was an interesting story, so I decided to share it.

Here is a news story from Hays Free Press on the subject:

https://haysfreepress.com/2017/01/04/texan-warned-fdr-about-pearl-harbor-attack/

And here are a few seconds of 1940 footage: