General MacArthur before Congress, Reel #1 of 2
- Date
1951-04-20
- Summary
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General Douglas MacArthur's farewell address to a joint session of Congress, after President Truman's controversial decision to relieve MacArthur of his command. This speech is best remembered for its final lines: "Old soldiers never die–they just fade away." (Reel #1 of 2; low sound).
- Publisher
Westinghouse Broadcasting Company. Group W
- Genre
Special events radio coverage
- Collection
Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes
- Unit
Special Collections and University Archives
- Language
English
- Rights Statement
- In Copyright
- Physical Description
sound tape reel
- Notes
A guide to the full collection of Group W (Westinghouse Broadcasting Company) audio tapes is available in our archival collections: https://hdl.handle.net/1903.1/43884
- Other Identifiers
Catalog Key: bcast-076906; Other: 0492-MMC
Access Restrictions
This item is accessible by: the public.