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MacArthur Returns
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After his dismissal by President Truman, General Douglas MacArthur returned to the United States and was welcomed as a folk hero. The adulation heaped on the general reflected badly on the President. For many, Truman's action gave credence to the allegations made by Senator Joseph R. McCarthy and others about the presence of Communists and fellow travelers in the White House and the State Department. This cartoon by Richard Yardley appeared in the Baltimore Sun.
April 18, 1951
Yardley, Richard Q., 1903-1979
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MacArthur for President Card
1944
Small window card featuring a drawing of General Douglas MacArthur and the phrase, "Republicans draft General MacArthur for President."
Truman Requests More Powers
1951
A political cartoon in which a small Harry Truman wearing an oversized shoe is requesting more power of a man representing Congress.
MacArthur Returns
May 20, 1951
General Douglas MacArthur rides in an open car during the ticker tape parade in his honor. MacArthur had just returned to the United States, having been relieved of his command in Korea by Presiden...
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg
Julius and Ethel Rosenberg in custody. The Rosenbergs were convicted of spying for the Soviet Union on March 29, 1951, and sentenced to death. The climate surrounding their trial was enflamed in pa...
Marquette University Honors MacArthur
April 27, 1951
Bruce Foote sings the National Anthem (note salutes and hands on hearts) at a Marquette University convocation ceremony honoring General Douglas MacArthur. MacArthur received an honorary law degree...
Presidential Political Campaign Ephemera
Folded card, with a portrait of General Washington on the front wth the text: "Our First President," and on the inside, a portrait of General MacArthur with the text: ""Our Next President. The fron...
