Japanese envoy arrives in San Francisco 70 years ago today (1941)


Video: Kurusu arrives in San Francisco (@ 2:26)

(Friday, November 14, 1941, 23 days before the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor) — Smilingly expressing the hope of “making a touchdown” in his negotiations with President Roosevelt and Secretary of State Cordell Hull, special Japanese envoy Saburo Kurusu arrived in San Francisco today after a flight from Tokyo.


Video: Kurusu arrives in San Francisco (@ 2:12)