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General Douglas MacArthur Farewell Address to Congress

General Douglas MacArthur Farewell Address to Congress. Bio .

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General Douglas MacArthur Farewell Address to Congress

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  1. General Douglas MacArthur Farewell Address to Congress

  2. Bio • MacArthur was born to Arthur MacArthur Jr. and Mary Pinkney Hardy MacArthur on January 26, 1880, in Little Rock. During his military career he was awarded a Medal of Honor, Purple Heart, Silver Star, Bronze Star Medal, and more. He was married to Jean MacArthur. He died April 5, 1964, in Washington, D.C.

  3. Historical Perspective • MacArthur presented his speech as a response to being removed from command in Korea by President Truman. MacArthur’s speech was a sensation. Some thirty million Americans had watched it on television. Though MacArthur only spoke for thirty-four minutes, members of Congress interrupted him more than thirty times with applause.

  4. Impact • General MacArthurs speech helped point out the flaws in the Government’s plans in Korea. MacArthur knew first hand what he needed to do even though he was not backed by the power he needed.

  5. Theme “The issues are global and so interlocked that to consider the problems of one sector, oblivious to those of another.”

  6. Main Points • “There is no substitute for victory.” • “I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country. “

  7. Main Points • “What they seek now is friendly guidance, understanding, and support.” • “In this situation, it becomes vital that our own country orient its policies in consonance with this basic evolutionary condition rather than pursue a course blind to the reality.” • “To understand the changes which now appear upon the Chinese mainland, one must understand the changes in Chinese character and culture over the past 50 years.”

  8. Speech Segment Any predatory attack from Asia must be an amphibious effort. No amphibious force can be successful without control of the sea lanes and the air over those lanes in its avenue of advance. With naval and air supremacy and modest ground elements to defend bases, any major attack from continental Asia toward us or our friends in the Pacific would be doomed to failure.

  9. General Douglas MacArthur “I address you with neither rancor nor bitterness in the fading twilight of life, with but one purpose in mind: to serve my country.”

  10. Bonus • 1. Parallelism- “Some may say: to avoid spread of the conflict into an all-out war with China; others, to avoid Soviet intervention.”

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