General MacArthur Speeches and Reports 1908-1964

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• Publisher: Turner
• Year: 2000
• Print ISBN: 9781681623818, 9781563115899
• eBook ISBN: 9781681623825
• Topic: History
• Subtopic: Military & Maritime History
• Index: History

The two-year search for General Douglas MacArthur's speeches and reports was truly a labor of love. My Administrative Assistant, Ellen Schaefer, and I culled over 1, 000 sources including memories, biographies, histories, military magazines such as the Army and Air Force Journals, unit histories, commercial magazines and newspapers. Magazines included such publications as National Geographic, Life Magazine and many esoteric less circulated literature such as Military Magazine, Retired Officers Magazine, Air Force Magazine and so many others. We received guidance and assistance from such sources as the U.S. Military Academy, the Engineering School at Ft. Leavenworth, the Command and General Staff School at Leavenworth, the Army War College, the MacArthur Archives Director James Zobel, the Library of Congress, the War Department; the sources seemed endless. We do believe we were able to capture all the major public speeches and reports covering MacArthur's truly productive years from 1908 through 1964. Contains more than 125 speeches/reports.

It will be interesting to note, MacArthur established his personality early in his military career and never veered from this. His admonition from his Mother when MacArthur was a student at West Point was, never cheat, never lie, never tattle"". Adhering to this edict MacArthur offered to resign from the Academy rather than answer questions from the Academy panel investigating hazing and harassment by a group of fellow students. MacArthur continued to develop his hard line against political and military intrigue by resolving to always do what he believed right even if he knew no one was watching. Further he was determined never to refuse to carryout the order of a senior officer - never be insubordinate to constituted authority. ""

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title
• Copyright
• Introduction
• Foreword
• Preface
• Acknowledgments
• Table of Contents
• November 1908 Excerpts from a lecture presented to the students of the Mounted Service School, Fort Riley, Kansas
• August 6, 1914 Excerpts from a special report prepared for inclusion in the Annual Report of the U.S. Commissioner of Education
• June 30, 1920 Excerpts from the Annual Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy
• June 20, 1922 Excerpts from the Annual Report of the Superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy
• August 22, 1928 Excerpts from a report to President Coolidge on American participation in the Ninth Olympic Games held in Amsterdam
• January 31, 1931 Message to provide reinforcements for the International Settlement at Shanghai
• May 23, 1931 Radio address from Washington, D.C. on the occasion of the beginning of the Army Air Corps Maneuvers
• June 2, 1931 Letter to the Editor of “The World Tomorrow” concerning the results of a poll of clergymen on the question of the military obligations of the citizen
• June 30, 1931 Excerpts - Annual Report of the Chief of Staff, United States Army
• June 30, 1932 Excerpts - Annual Report of the Chief of Staff, United States Army
• June 30, 1933 Excerpts - Annual Report of the Chief of Staff, United States Army
• January 21, 1934 U.S. House of Representatives Military Affairs Committee Executive Session
• 1934 Hearings on the War Department Appropriations Bill regarding pay and promotion situation
• June 30, 1934 Excerpts - Annual Report of the Chief of Staff, United States Army
• May 1, 1935 Statement before Subcommittee of the House Military Affairs Committee on its consideration of a bill to increase the number of appointments to the U.S. Military Academy
• June 30, 1935 Excerpts - Annual Report of the Chief of Staff, United States Army
• July 14, 1935 Veterans of The Rainbow (42nd) Infantry Division of World War I, Washington, D.C.
• April 27, 1936 Excerpts from a report on national defense in the Philippines to the President of the Philippines
• August 3, 1936 An address to faculty and student body of the Command and General Staff School at Baguio, Philippine Islands
• August 24, 1936 Accepting the baton of Field Marshall from President Quezon, Malacanan Palace, Manila, Philippines
• Circa 1936 Address to the Philippine Assembly
• September 16, 1940 Statement on aid to Great Britain in response to a request from William Allan White, Chairman of the Committee to Defend America by Aiding the Allies
• December 30, 1941 Second Inauguration of President Quezon, Corregidor
• March 17, 1942 “I Shall Return” statement, Batchelor Field (or Alice Springs) Australia, upon arrival from Corregidor
• March 21, 1942 Remarks to the Australian Broadcasting Company upon arrival in Melbourne, Australia
• March 25, 1942 Remarks made at a reception for General MacArthur held by the Prime Minister of Australia
• May 1942 Statement issued on the fall of Bataan on April 10, 1942 and of Corregidor on May 7, 1942
• May 8, 1942 MacArthur’s opinion regarding a Japanese attack on India
• June 1, 1942 Statement on his acceptance of an honorary degree from the University of Wisconsin
• June 18, 1942 Statement made on selection by the National Father’s Day Committee as “Father Of The Year:”
• October 19, 1942 Statement on the American “Doughboy” for the Doughboy Committee, New York, New York
• November 11, 1942 Statement on the American Red Cross and its services to the soldier
• April 9, 1943 Statement made on the first anniversary of the fall of Bataan
• May 6, 1943 Statement made on the first anniversary of the fall of Corregidor
• June 24, 1943 Statement to the Press Club of Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• August 9, 1943 Statement on the Pacific strategic situation
• March 17, 1944 Remarks at a dinner in MacArthur’s honor given by the Prime Minister and members of the Australian Parliament
• October 3, 1944 Statement to the Laymen’s National Committee for Bible Week for presentation on a national radio program
• October 20, 1944 “I Have Returned” Radio Address
• February 27, 1945 Restoration of the civilian Commonwealth Government of the Republic of the Philippines
• March 2, 1945 Flag raising ceremonies, Corregidor
• May 8, 1945 Message broadcast to the American people on V-E Day
• July 9, 1945 Speech before the Philippine Congress at the termination of the Philippine campaign
• August 24, 1945 Accepting the degree of doctor of laws, honoris causa, Santo Tomas University, Philippine Islands
• September 2, 1945 Remarks at the surrender ceremonies conducted aboard the USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay
• September 2, 1945 V-J Day broadcast from the USS Missouri, Tokyo Bay
• October 16, 1945 Statement upon the completion of the demobilization of the Japanese Armed Forces in compliance with the terms of the surrender agreement, Tokyo
• March 21, 1946 Decision in the war-crimes trial of General Homma, former Japanese commander in the Philippine Islands
• April 5, 1946 Allied Control Council for Japan
• July 4, 1946 Philippine Independence Day ceremony, Manila
• August 1, 1946 Eulogy for President Manuel Quezon on the reinterment of his body in Manila
• September 2, 1946 Statement on the first anniversary of the signing of the Japanese surrender agreement
• February 20, 1947 Message to the War Department in support of Congressional appropriations for the occupation of Japan
• July 13, 1947 Statement on the post-surrender policy for Japan adopted by the Far Eastern Commission
• August 6, 1947 Message read by the Major of Hiroshima at the Peace Festival marking the second anniversary of the dropping of the first atomic bomb
• September 2, 1947 Statement on the second anniversary of V-J Day
• May 3, 1948 Message to the people of Japan on the first anniversary of the new Japanese Constitution
• August 15, 1948 Address at the ceremonies inaugurating the Republic of Korea
• October 24, 1949 Message to the United Nations Association of Japan meeting in Tokyo
• May 3, 1950 Statement on the third anniversary of the Japanese Constitution
• June 25, 1950 Memorandum for the Soviet member, Allied Council for Japan
• July 25, 1950 MacArthur’s report on the current estimate of Korean operations
• August 27, 1950 Statement on the importance of Formosa to U.S. security, sent by MacArthur to the Commander-in-Chief, Veterans of Foreign Wars, for use at the VFW’s 51st Annual National Encampment, Chicago, Illinois
• September 29, 1950 Ceremony returning Seoul to the South Korean government
• October 1, 1950 Message to the Commander-in-Chief, North Korean Forces
• November 24, 1950 Communique No. 12
• November 28, 1950 Communique No. 14
• February 12, 1951 Statement read at the dedication ceremony of the University of the Ryukyus, Shuri, Okinawa
• February 13, 1951 Comments made on the completion of a tour of the Korean battle front
• February 20, 1951 Statement on Korean Operations given at a press conference in Wonju, Korea
• April 18, 1951 City Hall, San Francisco, California, return from the Far East
• April 19, 1951 U.S. Congress, Washington, D.C.
• April 19, 1951 Sixtieth Continental Congress of the Daughters of the American Revolution, Washington, D.C.
• April 19, 1951 Civic Ceremony, Washington, D.C.
• April 20, 1951 City Hall, New York, New York, response to welcome and presentation of Medal of City of New York by Mayor Impellitteri
• April 1951 Statement on West Point’s Sesquicentennial, (1802-1952) as published in The Assembly, Vol. X, No. 1
• April 26, 1951 Soldier Field, Chicago, Illinois
• April 27, 1951 Dedication of MacArthur Square, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• May 3-5, 1951 Extracts of statements before the U.S. Senate Committees on Foreign Relations and on Armed Services, 82nd Congress, 1st Session
• June 13, 1951 Texas Legislature, Austin, Texas
• June 14, 1951 Rice Institute Stadium, Houston, Texas
• June 15, 1951 Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas
• June 15, 1951 The Alamo, San Antonio, Texas
• June 16, 1951 Farrington Field Stadium, Fort Worth, Texas
• July 25, 1951 Massachusetts Legislature, Boston, Massachusetts
• July 26, 1951 City Hall, Boston, Massachusetts
• July 26, 1951 Response to reception, Chicopee Falls, Massachusetts
• July 26, 1951 Response to reception, Springfield, Massachusetts
• July 26, 1951 Wreath Laying, Waltham, Massachusetts
• August 20, 1951 Letter to Prime Minister of Japan, Shigeru Yoshida
• September 6, 1951 Citizens of Cleveland, Ohio
• September 21, 1951 Zion Reformed Church, “The Liberty Bell Church”, Allentown, Pennsylvania
• October 17, 1951 National Convention, The American Legion, Miami, Florida
• November 8, 1951 National Institute of Social Sciences upon being awarded the Society’s Gold Medal, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York
• November 13, 1951 Opening, Seattle Centennial Celebration, Edmondson Pavilion, University of Washington at Seattle
• November 18, 1951 Dedication of the memorial to his Mother, Mary Pinkney Hardy, Norfolk, Virginia
• December 6, 1951 Touchdown Club annual dinner, New York, New York
• December 12, 1951 Salvation Army upon being presented with their “Award for Services to Humanity” at their luncheon, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York
• January 1952 Article in the American Legion Magazine entitled “The Citizen Soldier and his role in our National Military Policy”
• January 15, 1952 Receiving the “Gold Medal of Achievement” award from the Poor Richard Club of Philadelphia, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York
• March 22, 1952 Mississippi Legislature, Jackson, Mississippi
• March 23, 1952 Dedication of MacArthur Park, Little Rock, Arkansas
• May 15, 1952 Michigan Legislature, Lansing, Michigan
• May 16, 1952 Cadillac Square, Detroit, Michigan
• July 7, 1952 Keynote Address, Republican National Convention, Chicago, Illinois
• December 5, 1952 57th Congress of American Industry, National Association of Manufacturers, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York
• March 14, 1953 Welcoming address on behalf of the Association of Graduates of the U.S. Military Academy Founder’s Day Dinner, West Point, New York
• April 29, 1954 Annual Whoopers Dinner, Manchester, New Hampshire
• January 26, 1955 Receiving an award of the Protestant Episcopal Church, Los Angeles, California
• January 26, 1955 Dedication of MacArthur Park, Los Angeles, California
• January 26, 1955 Los Angeles County Council of The American Legion, Los Angeles, California
• September 18, 1956 Remarks to the U.S. Military Academy football team, West Point, New York
• July 30, 1957 Excerpts from an address to the annual Stockholders Meeting of the Sperry Rand Corporation, New York, New York
• December 1, 1959 Address at the annual Football Hall of Fame dinner, New York, New York
• May 19, 1961 Receiving the Freedom Award from the Order of Lafayette, New York, New York
• June 11, 1961 101st commencement, Michigan State University, Lansing, Michigan
• July 3, 1961 Arrival, Manila Airport, Philippines
• July 4, 1961 Independence Day ceremonies, Manila, Philippines
• July 5, 1961 Joint session of the Congress of the Republic of the Philippines, Manila
• July 6, 1961 Dedication of the MacArthur Highway, Philippines
• July 8, 1961 Commemoration of landing, Tacloban, Leyte, Philippines
• July 9, 1961 Reunion with former President Osmena, Cebu, Cebu, Philippines
• July 10, 1961 Remarks, Iloilo, Panay, Philippines
• July 11, 1961 Acceptance of honorary degree of Doctor of Laws from The Lyceum of the Philippines, Fiesta Pavilion, Manila Hotel
• July 12, 1961 Departures, Manila International Airport, Philippines
• May 12, 1962 Members of the Association of Graduates, U.S. Military Academy, West Point, New York
• August 16, 1962 Acceptance of the Congressional Resolution expressing thanks for his service to the United States, Washington, D.C.
• April 19, 1963 Response to announcement of the establishment of chair in International History in his honor at Columbia University, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York
• January 26, 1964 Remarks to a delegation of Cadets from the U.S. Military Academy, honoring him on his 84th birthday, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York, New York