Douglas General MacArthur
Address to the Joint Meeting of the U. S. Congress
April 19, 1951
Washington D. C.
Part 4 of 4 (conclusion)
Total Length approximately 36 minutes. Divided into four parts, each about 9 minutes.
General Douglas MacArthur, former commander of Allied forces, first in World War II and then in Korea, gives his farewell address before the joint meeting of Congress on April 19, 1951. President Truman relieved MacArthur of his command over differences in opinion on strategy in Korea. In a final Address to Congress, MacArthur defends his conduct of the Korean War. “Old Soldiers never die,” he famously says, “they just fade away.”
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July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
MacArther was a man …
MacArther was a man worthy of emulation. I admire his courage, honor, and strong moral sense of duty. Too bad for Korea and Taiwan that Truman was deficient in those characteristics.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
he honestly brought …
he honestly brought a tear to my eye at 1:45 what an amazing speaker
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
@bsgs98
The …
@bsgs98
The press saw to it that MacArthur would get no critical support.
The Whole Korean Hot War was to keep him from resigning in early 1950 and winning in 1952 IMO.
IMO he would have cleaned out twenty years of infested enemy aliens in the regime if he could have won.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
IMO the 25 month …
IMO the 25 month Korean Hot War was launched to keep the General from resigning as planned in early 1950 to capture the capital and clean out tweny years of Bolshevik infestation.
54,000 plus of our men were murdered in a UN police action, and that does not count Canadian’s, N.Z. AU, and England, and back then that meant White boys dieing.
Occum’s Razor.
The Eleveth Hour, by General Lewis W. Walt 1979, USMC read that and find out why there was only 40,000 copies.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
When MacArthur said …
When MacArthur said that he was closing his 52 years of military service in his speech, the audience clapped, but I felt an overwhelming sense of disappointment in both the audience’s grasp of the situation, and the President’s short sighted decision. MacArthur wanted to kill the wolf that was terrorizing the world while it was still a pup. Now that same wolf is growing, and with it it’s means to wage war. We will regret this decision in the future, that I can promise.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
i am a filipino and …
i am a filipino and i am honestly proud of him (General Douglas McArthur) i am thanking him and all of his men who fought gallantly during the WW2 in the pacific. thank you very much for given us back our democracy. i salute all those filipino and american soldier and to our allies who fought to defend my country the philippines during the dark hour of our hisotry.
i hope one of there descendant might read this and pass this to others and also the WW2 veterans.
THANK YOU
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
This section of the …
This section of the speech is so profoundly adept for the mess were in today in Iraq and Afganistan, he was truly one of our greatest Generals.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Not entirely …
Not entirely correct: General Eisenhower Supreme Allied Commander -European Theater, Just before the D-day invasion.
Even though Churchill did push for Montgomery, thank God he did not get…Churchill’s ad-visors did tell him not to push too hard for Monty, as it was Roosevelt’s men, equipment, & money!!!
Gen. Douglas MacArthur, was named Supreme Allied Commander- Pacific Theater…
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
If Truman had just …
If Truman had just listened to MacArthur, there would be no North Korea today.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
One of the most …
One of the most outstanding men in world history. He knew how to wage war and secure a piece.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Regarding …
Regarding Soulhunter’s question: I am not sure how badly MacArthur wanted to be President of the United States. By 1952 he was quite up there in years and no doubt would have accepted a presidential nomination if it would have been given him. There is no evidence to suggest that he had a desire to go after the presidency in the modern sense of the word. Besides being a warrior it is not clear what his politics were.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
MacArthur was a …
MacArthur was a Republican delegate in 1952 with very little support. In the end, he endorsed Taft and opposed Eisenhower who was nominated. MacArthur was 72 years old at the time and if he had been elected he would have been the oldest ever to be elected.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Didn’t MacArthur …
Didn’t MacArthur want to be president real bad but Truman sort of took away any chance he had?
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Utterly magnificent …
Utterly magnificent in every regard. You can listen to a General MacArthur speech and enjoy it at several levels.
There is the content, the diction and choice of vocabulary and hybrid American and English accent.
Mac Arthur the stage actor is unbelievable. His ability to pluck the desired emotions was a high art.
One can see why MacArthur could get on with an FDR no matter what differences they might have but could never see eye to eye with a man like Harry Truman.
Enjoy the spectacle.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
When a ship is …
When a ship is scuttled, it is sunk by its own crew.
Therefore: to scuttle = to give up.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Scuttle = to leave …
Scuttle = to leave open? scramble? undone? In Naval terms = a small hatch in a ship’s deck or side.
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
This speech was ” …
This speech was “Addressed” to Congress on April 19th.
Why try to answer a question that my superior has an answer for?
July 9th, 2010 at 8:57 am
Now please keep in …
Now please keep in mind that President Dwight D. Eisenhower held the title of 1st allied Supreme Commander ( April 2, 1951-May 30, 1952).
Hitler and Hirohito? You should have listened to this man. Imagine what happens at the end.