Farewell Address to Congress. delivered 19 April 1951. Audio mp3 of Address. Plug-in required for flash audio. Your browser does not support the audio element. Beyond pointing out these general truisms, I shall confine my discussion to the general areas of Asia. Before one may objectively assess the situation now existing there, he must comprehend something of Asia's past and the revolutionary changes which are - which have marked her course up to the present.

General MacArthur's Farewell Address Part 3. B3. General MacArthur's Farewell Address Part 4. Notes. Delivered Before A Joint Meeting Of Congress April 19, 1951. The discs have been pressed to play in the correct sequence when used with auto-changing record players. Matrix, Runout (Part 1 runout): 45-7442-D⥜ ☖ 4 51 1. Matrix, Runout (Part 2 runout): 45-7443-D2 ☖ 4 51 2.

Introduction General Douglas Macarthur was one of the most well known military figures in the history of the United States. He gave his farewell speech to congress on 19th April 1951 and went into retirement after 52 years of service in the United States army. He was given the chance to address his final message to the US government. This analysis carefully examines his ethics, goals, strategies, strengths and weaknesses. The speech is very famous and highly popular among the American audience.

Douglas MacArthur (January 26, 1880 – April 5, 1964) was an American five-star general and Field Marshal of the Philippine Army. He was Chief of Staff of the United States Army during the 1930s and played a prominent role in the Pacific theater during World War II. He received the Medal of Honor for his service in the Philippines Campaign, which made him and his father Arthur MacArthur Jr. the first father and son to be awarded the medal

Douglas MacArthur (1880 – 1964) was an American five-star general and field marshal of the Philippine Army, for which he received the Medal of Honor. He was one of only five men ever to rise to the rank of General of the Army in the US Army. MacArthur in Manila, Philippines c. 1945, smoking his signature corncob pipe. It was MacArthur who, aboard the USS Missouri anchored in Tokyo Bay, officially accepted Japan’s surrender on September 2, 1945.

Douglas MacArthur was born on January 26, 1880, at the Little Rock Barracks in Arkansas. MacArthur’s early childhood was spent on western frontier outposts where his Army officer father, Arthur MacArthur (1845-1912), was stationed. The younger MacArthur later said of the experience, It was here I learned to ride and shoot even before I could read or write–indeed, almost before I could walk or talk. Did you know? One of General Douglas MacArthur's trademarks was his corncob pipe.

Congress Investigates General MacArthur’s Dismissal. In 1950 President Harry S. Truman appointed war hero General Douglas MacArthur as supreme commander of United Nations (UN) forces in Korea. When the conflict between UN-backed South Korea and Chinese-supported North Korea reached a stalemate, MacArthur publicly challenged the president’s strategy to end the war through diplomacy. Truman fired MacArthur, but popular support for MacArthur prompted a Senate investigation of the Korean conflict and the Far East. Invited to address a joint session of Congress, General Douglas MacArthur urged a tougher stance against communism in Asia. After half a century of military service, he bid farewell to the nation, quoting a line from a West Point ballad: Old soldiers never die, they just fade away. The following day, MacArthur was honored by a New York ticker-tape parade.