In-Text References

Military, Political, and Governmental References

• President of the United States (Yes, FDR gives a shout-out to…himself.) (2, 6, 12)
• Secretary of war (referring to Henry L. Stimson) (4, 6, 7, 9, 10)
• Section 4, Act of April 20, 1918, 40 Stat. 533, as amended by the Act of November 30, 1940, 54 Stat. 1220 (5)
• Act of August 21, 1941, 55 Stat. 655 (U.S.C., Title 50, Sec. 104) (5)
• Military commanders (under the secretary of war) (6, 7, 9, 10)
• Attorney general (referring to Robert H. Jackson) (8, 11)
• Presidential Proclamations 2525, 2526, 2527 (8, 11)
• U.S. declaration of war on Japan (8, 11)
• Federal troops/agencies (9, 10)
• Executive departments of the U.S. federal government (10)
• Executive Order 8972 (11)
• Federal Bureau of Investigation (11)
• Department of Justice (11)
• The White House (13)

References to This Text

Historical and Political References

• Civilian exclusion orders, issued by Gen. John L. DeWitt 
• Executive Order 9095, issued by FDR 
• Gen. John L. DeWitt, "Final Report: Japanese Evacuation from the West Coast"
• Public proclamations 1-4, issued by Gen. John L. DeWitt 
• The Ringle Report

Court Cases

• Hirabayashi v. United States, 320 U.S. 81 (1943) 
• Korematsu v. United States, 323 U.S. 214 (1944)
• Yasui v. United States, 320 U.S. 115 (1943)