1950-1951KOREAN WAR
CLASH OVER KOREA. DURING THE KOREAN WAR, DOUGLAS MACARTHUR GAMBLES HIS TREMENDOUS MILITARY POWER AND LOSES. IN APRIL OF 1951, THE JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF VOTE TO REMOVE HIM FROM COMMAND. THIS FILM DOCUMENTS THIS ATTEMPT TO FOREGO THE AUTHORITY OF THE EXECUTIVE POWER OF THE GOVERNMENT AND TRUMAN'S ACT OF CONSCIENCE IN DISCIPLINING MACARTHUR'S ATTEMPT. KOREAN WAR.
TRUMAN SHAKES HANDS WITH MACARTHUR. TRUMAN AT AIRPORT. COMING OFF PLANE. SHAKES HANDS WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE. HOLDS OUT HIS HAT. MACARTHUR ON AIRPLANE. NORTH KOREAN ARMY AT THE 38TH PARALLEL IN JUNE 25, 1950. COMBAT FOOTAGE. IN JUNGLE. EMERGENCY MEETING IN THE WHITE HOUSE. DEAN ACHESON. DECIDING TO ENTER INTO WAR. DEAN RUSK. OFFICIALS LEAVE WHITE HOUSE. US TROOPS LAND IN KOREA. DRIVE JEEP OFF OF SHIP. GETTING READY FOR WAR. WAR EQUIPMENT. WOUNDED ON STRETCHER. INJURED SOLDIERS. IV BOTTLES. SOLDIERS COMFORT EACH OTHER. TANK FIRES. MACARTHUR IN KOREA. PLANE LANDS. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. SHIPS IN THE OCEAN. GEN. COLLINS, ADMIRAL SHERMAN. ARMADA. INCHON INVASION. CANNONS ON SHIPS FIRE MILITARY GUNS. TROOPS LAND ON THE BEACH. KOREAN TROOPS COME OUT OF TUNNEL, SURRENDER, ARMS UP. POW. SOUTH KOREAN TROOPS MARCH THROUGH VILLAGES, PEOPLE WAVE KOREAN FLAG. CELEBRATE. TRUMAN TAKES A TRIP TO SEE MACARTHUR. AERIAL OF WAKE ISLAND. MACARTHUR ON BOARD AIRPLANE. LOOKING OUT WINDOW. FOOTAGE OF MACARTHUR FROM WWI TO PRESENT. FDR LANDING ON BEACH WITH TROOPS. TRUMAN LOOKS OUT PLANE WINDOW. MACARTHUR AS JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. YOUNG MACARTHUR. YOUNG TRUMAN. TRUMAN WITH FDR. TRUMAN SWORN IN, KISSES BIBLE. SUNDAY, OCT. 15, 1950 WAKE ISLAND MEETING. MACARTHUR LEAVES BUILDING WHERE THEY MET. TRUMAN SHAKES HANDS OF MP SOLDIERS. THEY BOTH GET ON THEIR PLANES AND LEAVE. CHINESE FLAG WAVES. RED CHINA TROOPS MARCH UP HILL. NOV. 1950. MANCHURIA. COMMUNIST CHINA. NOV. 25, 1950. OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED. TROOPS ATTACK. EXPLOSIONS. BUILDINGS BURNING. AMERICAN TROOPS RETREAT. SNOW-COVERED. TROOPS AND CAMPS. MACARTHUR PINS MEDAL ON SOLDIER. SALUTES. SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE FAR EAST. CLEMENT ADLIE. PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND MEETS WITH TRUMAN. HARRY MEETING WITH REPORTERS IN CASUAL SETTING. JEEP. CU TELETYPE MACHINE. CU HANDS TYPE. NEWS PRINTOUTS.
NEWS WIRES. CAPITOL DOME. CONFERENCE ROOM OF JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF. OMAR BRADLEY. DECIDING MACARTHUR'S FATE. MEETING ENDS. THEY SHUT BOOKS. TRUMAN MEETS WITH ADVISORS. CROWD OF REPORTERS. APRIL 11, 1951. MEN RUSH INTO BANK OF TELEPHONE BOOTHS. NEWSPAPER HEADLINES. MACARTHUR AT TOKYO AIRPORT. SAYS GOODBYE TO TROOPS. TRUMAN MAKES SPEECH ABOUT HIS FIRING MACARTHUR. TICKER TAPE PARADE FOR MACARTHUR. CHEERING PEOPLE, BLACK & WHITE. PEOPLE STAND ON BUS. WOMEN DUMP OUT PAPER FROM WINDOW. WAVING HATS. MACARTHUR ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON, DC. MAKES FAMOUS SPEECH FOR CONGRESS. OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE. WHITE HOUSE EXTERIOR. TRUMAN AT HIS DESK SIGNING. WRITING. LOOKS AT HIS WATCH. MACARTHUR MAKES SPEECH AT NIGHTTIME RALLY. TRUMAN MAKES SPEECH AT DINNER ABOUT THE KOREAN WAR. ON A LIMITED SCALE. PREVENTING 3RD WORLD WAR. IT WILL BE AN ATOMIC WAR. WE SHOULD TAKE IT SLOW. MACARTHUR RECEIVES AWARD. GETTING OLDER. TRUMAN OUT WALKING. PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE HIS PICTURE.
TRUMAN SHAKES HANDS WITH MACARTHUR. TRUMAN AT AIRPORT. COMING OFF PLANE. SHAKES HANDS WITH LOTS OF PEOPLE. HOLDS OUT HIS HAT. MACARTHUR ON AIRPLANE. NORTH KOREAN ARMY AT THE 38TH PARALLEL IN JUNE 25, 1950. COMBAT FOOTAGE. IN JUNGLE. EMERGENCY MEETING IN THE WHITE HOUSE. DEAN ACHESON. DECIDING TO ENTER INTO WAR. DEAN RUSK. OFFICIALS LEAVE WHITE HOUSE. US TROOPS LAND IN KOREA. DRIVE JEEP OFF OF SHIP. GETTING READY FOR WAR. WAR EQUIPMENT. WOUNDED ON STRETCHER. INJURED SOLDIERS. IV BOTTLES. SOLDIERS COMFORT EACH OTHER. TANK FIRES. MACARTHUR IN KOREA. PLANE LANDS. JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. SHIPS IN THE OCEAN. GEN. COLLINS, ADMIRAL SHERMAN. ARMADA. INCHON INVASION. CANNONS ON SHIPS FIRE MILITARY GUNS. TROOPS LAND ON THE BEACH. KOREAN TROOPS COME OUT OF TUNNEL, SURRENDER, ARMS UP. POW. SOUTH KOREAN TROOPS MARCH THROUGH VILLAGES, PEOPLE WAVE KOREAN FLAG. CELEBRATE. TRUMAN TAKES A TRIP TO SEE MACARTHUR. AERIAL OF WAKE ISLAND. MACARTHUR ON BOARD AIRPLANE. LOOKING OUT WINDOW. FOOTAGE OF MACARTHUR FROM WWI TO PRESENT. FDR LANDING ON BEACH WITH TROOPS. TRUMAN LOOKS OUT PLANE WINDOW. MACARTHUR AS JOINT CHIEFS OF STAFF. YOUNG MACARTHUR. YOUNG TRUMAN. TRUMAN WITH FDR. TRUMAN SWORN IN, KISSES BIBLE. SUNDAY, OCT. 15, 1950 WAKE ISLAND MEETING. MACARTHUR LEAVES BUILDING WHERE THEY MET. TRUMAN SHAKES HANDS OF MP SOLDIERS. THEY BOTH GET ON THEIR PLANES AND LEAVE. CHINESE FLAG WAVES. RED CHINA TROOPS MARCH UP HILL. NOV. 1950. MANCHURIA. COMMUNIST CHINA. NOV. 25, 1950. OFFENSIVE LAUNCHED. TROOPS ATTACK. EXPLOSIONS. BUILDINGS BURNING. AMERICAN TROOPS RETREAT. SNOW-COVERED. TROOPS AND CAMPS. MACARTHUR PINS MEDAL ON SOLDIER. SALUTES. SUPREME COMMANDER OF THE FAR EAST. CLEMENT ADLIE. PRIME MINISTER OF ENGLAND MEETS WITH TRUMAN. HARRY MEETING WITH REPORTERS IN CASUAL SETTING. JEEP. CU TELETYPE MACHINE. CU HANDS TYPE. NEWS PRINTOUTS.
NEWS WIRES. CAPITOL DOME. CONFERENCE ROOM OF JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF. OMAR BRADLEY. DECIDING MACARTHUR'S FATE. MEETING ENDS. THEY SHUT BOOKS. TRUMAN MEETS WITH ADVISORS. CROWD OF REPORTERS. APRIL 11, 1951. MEN RUSH INTO BANK OF TELEPHONE BOOTHS. NEWSPAPER HEADLINES. MACARTHUR AT TOKYO AIRPORT. SAYS GOODBYE TO TROOPS. TRUMAN MAKES SPEECH ABOUT HIS FIRING MACARTHUR. TICKER TAPE PARADE FOR MACARTHUR. CHEERING PEOPLE, BLACK & WHITE. PEOPLE STAND ON BUS. WOMEN DUMP OUT PAPER FROM WINDOW. WAVING HATS. MACARTHUR ARRIVES IN WASHINGTON, DC. MAKES FAMOUS SPEECH FOR CONGRESS. OLD SOLDIERS NEVER DIE. WHITE HOUSE EXTERIOR. TRUMAN AT HIS DESK SIGNING. WRITING. LOOKS AT HIS WATCH. MACARTHUR MAKES SPEECH AT NIGHTTIME RALLY. TRUMAN MAKES SPEECH AT DINNER ABOUT THE KOREAN WAR. ON A LIMITED SCALE. PREVENTING 3RD WORLD WAR. IT WILL BE AN ATOMIC WAR. WE SHOULD TAKE IT SLOW. MACARTHUR RECEIVES AWARD. GETTING OLDER. TRUMAN OUT WALKING. PHOTOGRAPHERS TAKE HIS PICTURE.
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