Douglas MacArthur - Address to Congress (1951) Part 4 of 4

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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[rickjones53]

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.

[bigjoetube]

One of the most outstanding men in world history. He knew how to wage war and secure a piece.

[toddyhawk]

spokeperson for the nwo?

[Nationsnotregimes]

@yuhon09

MacArthur on the right side of history, clearly.

[guroki]

this is great

[Nationsnotregimes]

The general personally risked all with the Inchon Landing to save US from defeat or be swept in the sea.

To do this he kept it secret from the ratz in D.C.

Believe it.

[jamieg1tube]

Absolutely stirring. If only we had listened.... there would be no North Korean tyranny today. If only........

[SatchmoSings]

@rickjones53 While my opinion of MacArthur is rather mixed and complex, Truman did the right thing in firing him.

Still, your analyses of MacArthur's speech is incredibly "right-on."

[rhall4th]

MACARTHUR = THE MAN!!!

[Unilateralism]

@Unilateralism Correction: Kim Jong should have been Mao Zedong.

P.O.V. = point of view.

[Unilateralism]

@yuhon09 Such a result would lead to a Western world fully capable of outperforming the Eastern Bloc in its only major advantage: people. Having China, Japan, and Korea under American control would mean an extra half a billion people working for the Western World, likely leading to an earlier dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Truman's decision on the other hand, saved millions of lives, which were then likely taken by Kim Jong's 'Great Leap Forward' (30 million killed).

So, it's all in P.O.V.

[Unilateralism]

@yuhon09 Depends on your perspective. If you believe NATO was the greater good, then MacArthur was. If you believe the Warsaw Pact was, then you believe Truman was.

MacArthur's decision to extend the Korean War into the Sino-American War would have undoubtedly resulted in millions of deaths, and American control over Eastern China, Japan, and the Korean peninsula, with Mongolia and Manchuria creating a buffer state between US and USSR.