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Platoon of military police stepping forward and standing at attention for arrival of Douglas MacArthur
MS MPs step up to line for review / MPs standing at attention, MPs saluting while waiting for General Douglas MacArthur
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General Douglas MacArthur arrives for conference with President Dwight Eisenhower
Title "MacArthur, Ike Confer in Washington" superimposed over Gen. Douglas MacArthur getting out of car / wearing heavy overcoat, he poses for photograph / he enters White House through crowd of press photographers / both men wearing...
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Gen. J. Lawton Collins comments on the critical situation in Korea
WS US Air Force plane arriving in Washington / MS Gen. J. Lawton Collins, US. Army Chief of Staff and Gen. Hoyt S. Vandenberg, U. S. Air Force Chief of Staff (wearing garrison hats and top coats) coming off plane returning from their...
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US Senator Robert A. Taft lies in state in the US Capitol Rotunda in Washington, DC
Title card: "Final tribute to Robert A. Taft in Washington" / shot of exterior of US Capitol / overhead shot of Taft's casket with flower son top of it, four US military guards standing around it / floor level shot of casket and guards /...
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Japanese board USS Missouri to surrender
/ Foreign Affairs minister for Japan, Mamoru Shigemitsu limps on board USS Missouri / followed on board by Chief of the Imperial Staff, General Yoshijiro Umezu / Japanese representatives gather on deck surrounded by military / Fleet...
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Secretary of State Dean Acheson testifies at MacArthur hearing
Secretary of State Dean Acheson testifies at Douglas MacArthur hearing / male reporters and cameramen hurry into building / Acheson gets out of a car and walks into the Senate building as reporters try to take his picture / Acheson...
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General MacArthur asks nations to abolish war
As occupation commander, General Douglas MacArthur enters the first meeting of the Allied Council for Japan, composed of delegates from the United States, Britain, China, and Russia who will advise the supreme commander on occupation...
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JFK attends Football Hall of Fame dinner
/ Football Hall of Fame dinner / JFK seated near General Douglas MacArthur / receives award and gives speech / JFK tells crowd of his military career and importance of physical fitness / 'I urge organizations such as this with all of the...
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U.S. General Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender then gives the pen to British General A.E. Percival aboard the USS Missouri.
U.S. General Douglas MacArthur signs the Japanese surrender then gives the pen to British General A.E. Percival aboard the USS Missouri.
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Newspaper headlines announce President Truman's firing of General Douglas MacArthur.
Newspaper headlines announce President Truman's firing of General Douglas MacArthur.
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UN forces in military parade at Haneda Airfield in Tokyo
White-gloved soldiers march with bayoneted rifles as they approach, pass camera during military parade on Haneda Airfield (later Tokyo International Airport) prior to departure of Gen. Douglas MacArthur from Tokyo / color guard...
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Douglas MacArthur's motorcade moves through Tokyo streets as he leaves Japan in 1951
Motorcade bearing US Gen. Douglas MacArthur rides through street past crowds of cheering Japanese civilians, some of whom wave Japanese or US flags / crowd and military band in Tokyo / crowd disperses after MacArthur has passed / WS the...
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Crowds wait for Douglas MacArthur at Haneda Airport in 1951
VS crowd of Japanese people waves from street; sign in Japanese characters stands behind on building / LS line of Japanese police officers stands with eyes right at Haneda Airport (later Tokyo International Airport) / CU three policemen...
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Douglas MacArthur leaves Tokyo after being fired by US Pres. Harry Truman
Jean MacArthur holds bouquet of flowers as she stands on tarmac near a United States Army Air Forces plane; she and husband Douglas MacArthur are departing Tokyo after his firing by US Pres. Harry Truman / MacArthur and other officers...
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Thousands of Japanese line streets to cheer Douglas MacArthur as he departs Tokyo in 1951
Tilt-up shot helicopter flies / Japanese police and crowds on Tokyo street as military police men on motorcycles lead motorcade bearing Gen. Douglas MacArthur; procession approaches / crowd of Japanese people, some with children, stand...
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General Douglas MacArthur speaks at Japanese surrender ceremony
/ General Douglas MacArthur approaches microphone and explains why everyone is gathered and invites the Japanese to sign the surrender document / finishes speech and points to the paperwork. General Douglas MacArthur speaks at Japanese...
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Unveiling Ceremony of MacArthur Bust in Tokyo
Mrs JEAN MACARTHUR, wife of US Army General Douglas MacArthur, unveiling bronze bust of her husband at Mitsukoshi department store / young Japanese woman in kimono presenting flowers to Jean MacArthur / bust of General MacArthur....
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Senators denounce Truman's dismissal of MacArthur
Two Senators angrily denouncing Truman's dismissal of MacArthur, followed by shots of people on the street offering their opinions. Senators denounce Truman's dismissal of MacArthur on April 09, 1951 (Footage by Getty Images)
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Japanese Surrender Flight C-54
The initial surrender of Japan occurred on the Okinawan Island of Ie Shima / The Japanese delegation was flown on a C-54 that would carry them to the Philippines to meet with General Douglas MacArthur.
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Flight into Ie Shima Airbase
Aerial view of Okinawa military airbase / The initial surrender of Japan occurred on the Okinawan Island of Ie Shima / The Japanese delegation was flown on a C-54 that would later carry them to the Philippines to meet with General...