Macarthur Addresses Congress (1951)

Washington D.C., United States of America (USA). LV. General Douglas MacArthur, former Allied Supreme Commander-in-Chief in the Pacific, arriving at National Airport, Washington. He is greeted by General George Marshall, Secretary of Defence - two shots. LV. Crowd. SV. General Omar Bradley, Chief of the US Army - two shots. SV. General MacArthur pushing through crowd. CU. General MacArthur. SV. Crowd. CU. General MacArthur. LV. General MacArthur driving away - two shots. CU. Angle shot, Marines presenting arms, Capitol in background. GV. Cars arriving at Capitol. LV. General MacArthur walking through cheering congressmen to dais. SV. Congressmen applauding. GV. General MacArthur standing on dais. Congressmen applauding. SV. General MacArthur addresses Congressmen (natural sound). He talks about his dismissal by Truman and trying to justify his policy of bombing and using Nationalist China troops against communists. He concludes with rather pathetic quotation from barracks ballad from his youth. GV. Gen