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From Mother's Pen
A Poem of Encouragement
Letter to E.H. Harriman
Letter to Gen. Pershing
MacArthur's Speeches
"The Noblest Development of Mankind"
"I Shall Return."
Radio Message from the Leyte Beachhead
Surrender Ceremony on the U.S.S.
Missouri
"Old Soldiers Never Die..."
"The Corps, and The Corps, and The Corps."
MacArthur's Letters to Jean During World War II
October 15, 1944 -- General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area
October 19, 1944 - General Headquarters, Southwest Pacific Area
January 8, 1945 - U.S.S. Nashville
The MacArthur Communiqué
Communiqué No. 936 30 October 1944 from G.H.Q. Southwest Pacific Area
Communiqué No. 995. 28 December 1944 from G.H.Q. Southwest Pacific Area
The Truman vs. MacArthur Controversy
The following documents support a "MacArthur" Special Feature:
Truman vs MacArthur
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Official Documents
Order to Gen. MacArthur from President Truman, 1951
Statement by President Truman Relieveing Gen. MacArthur of his Military Duties, 1951
Address by President Truman About Policy in the Far East, 1951
Pentagon Statement of Relief of Gen. MacArthur, 1951
Memorandum for Mr. Harriman, Mr. Murphy, and Company from George Elsey, 1951
Letters, cables and phone calls to the White House
Supporting Truman's Decision
Letter from AMVETS
Letter from Carl Albert
Letter from John and Jean Applegarth
Telegram from Ike Skelton
Supporting Gen. MacArthur
Letter from Dorothy Weir
Letter from Elizabeth Wood
Letter from Arthur Ohnimus
Various Western Union Telegrams
Miscellaneous
Letter from Jerry Hall
Letter from Natalie Sharp
Letter from Carol Stone
Letter from W.V. Myres
Various telephone messages
Tabulation of correspondence
Political cartoons and newspaper headlines
Political cartoons
Newspaper headlines
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