toy urge general macarthur leave the philippines. macarthur who tries to duck this , because he does not want to leave his men, his home, macarthur tries to duck it but says you are the only man that can lead this exposition. macarthur accepts the order. on march 11, 19 42, he, his family, and 19 other officers primarily depart on for pt boats . admiral namede john bulkley. they go 560 miles from japanese territory, from japanese waters, through the philippines to the northern part of the philippines, down the southern philippine i miss. on the night of march 16, landed on the morning of the 17. 1500 miles through japanese airspace. it without loss, there is not a whole lot of evidence he japanese knew they were flying, but they made it. the mistake of getting through a situation like that is unique in american history. i agree it one of the great adventure stories in the history of the united states military. hearthur gets to australia, issues a statement, which has made him one of the most famous statements. president of the united

here is general macarthur presiding. general richard sutherland. the gentleman to the right of richard sutherland, not wearing a -- man wearing the cap is william holley. behind macarthur are some of the international delegates representing some of the other countries at war with japan. one of the japanese delegates him,the amber are, -- told how could we defeat the whole world? notable people here -- representative from the soviet union, australia, the french, the liberator of paris in 1944, and you can see some of the others including australia, new zealand, canada, and great britain as well. this is the japanese foreign minister. signing. and the chairman of the joint chiefs for them will sign as well. and then macarthur will sign and then each of the nation s following will sign as well. this is an amazing moment in the history of the world. because macarthur, first of all stage manages the symbolism here. it is anchored in the same spot that commodore william perry anchored his ships when he opened japan to the world in 1853. the flat which was

this is a photograph of general macarthur and his first wife louise. the invitation and a box that shared pieces of the wedding cake. the other thing macarthur did as superintendent of west point is he hosted dignitaries including the prince of wales in 1922. walking with general macarthur. both were veterans of the western front. i can only imagine what they talked about at the dinner table. the prince of wales eventually viii.s king edward as we come down after macarthur leaves west point in 1922, he goes to the philippines for a while and in 1924 or 1925, it was a tough time for general macarthur. in december 1923, his brother , captain arthur macarthur, dies of appendicitis. on his way to admiral. he dies as a captain. this was one of the great what-ifs. his contemporaries, the future s were navy officers at the beginning of the second world war. this is a great what if if it arthur macarthur had not died of appendicitis. that is the first great tragedy that strikes. the second, not necessarily a tragedy but it has an emotional component to it. it w

marking the passing of general douglas macarthur. our next stop will show you the general metals and iconic items, give you a sense of the man, who she was, and what he did. this is our concluding gallery. in many ways it is the essence of macarthur. the first thing i want to show you his three of the absolute iconic pieces. all through the occupation of japan, all through korea, all of those pictures, those iconic pictures, that is the hat he is wearing. one of 95 types in our collections that macarthur had. general macarthur's ray-ban sunglasses. of anare iconic symbols iconic american general. we have two cases. the first is foreign decorations to the left. we have a reconstruction of general macarthur's uniform. general macarthur is one of the most highly better catered soldiers in history. items are extremely evocative. the first is general macarthur's middle of honor. macarthur himself always understood. on behalf of the men and women, it was my honor and privilege to command. was always ambivalent about this because it reminded

general macarthur became the virtual ruler of japan. japan adopted the new constitution in 1947.n january 1st, 1946, the emperor renounced his divinity. it has been a great honor and a privilege to be with this ceremony today. and i want to thank holly and the other members of the friends of the world war ii memorial for this opportunity. may god bless all of you and may god bless our beautiful, wonderful country, the united states of america. [ applause ] >> thank you, colonel riffey. at this time, ladies and gentlemen, we'll now prepare for the wreath laying ceremony at the wall. please remain seated as we prepare. >>> interested in american history tv? visit our website, c-span.org/history. you can see our scheduled programming at c-span.org/history. >>> fort knox was chosen because it was america's most impenetrable location. it was the gold bouillon depository, had been open several years prior. there had been lots of gold already transferred there. so secretary of the treasury gives permission to use a portion of the depository for these documents. >> sunday night on q&a, a

. >> from another general, macarthur, eisenhower learned about asia.he man picked for that tough job was eisenhower for his achievements, not political promises. americans know the promise of eisenhower. >> the american system rests on the rights and dignity of the individual. the success depends on the personal, individual responsibility of the states' welfare as a whole. no citizen or soldier can assume your responsibilities. toe democracy will cease exist. a united american citizens or he -- citizenry is the mightiest force the world has seen. to mikeead the world and justice and to peace. >> out of uniform as president of columbia, eisenhower warned the war must be fought on every front. in today's struggle, no free institution can be -- almost be joined in democratic citizenship. there will be no distortion of any subject that merits a place in this university's curriculum. the facts of communism shall be taught here. it's ideological development. message.tical it's probable course in the future. the truth about communism is today and indispensabl

. >> from another general, macarthur, he learned about asia.he man a macarthur picked to go with him to the pacific in 1934 was eisenhower. americans know the essence of eisenhower. >> the american system rests upon the rights and dignity of the individual. the success of that system depends on the assumption by each of personal, individual responsibility for the safety and welfare of the whole. politician, no soldier, no other person can assume your responsibility, else democracy will cease to exist. a united and determined american citizenry is under god the greatest force the earth has seen. it can protect itself and lead the world to respect and to write -- right and justice. -- injustice. >> as president of columbia, he the fight against communism must be fought on every front. >> no institution can be neutral. all must be joined in a common profession, that of democratic citizenship. there will be no administrative suppression or distinction of -- or distortion. the facts of communism, for example, shall be taught here. it ideological the

oh, general douglas macarthur, where are you, sir? where is our general george patton? ?here are they where is general patton? where is general george patton? ?o you know where they are they are watching and they are spinning in their graves. they don't believe it. wouldn't it be nice if we just shut up, did the job, had a news conference a week later, and said -- ?e had great success wouldn't that be nice now? that's obama. that's obama. -- you know what? hillary that would be four more years of obama, and we don't want it. and tell -- president to stop campaigning and go back to work. jobs,oing to deliver safety, great education, help small businesses to thrive and grow, and create amazing opportunities for the children of this country. , we have such an amazing, incredible hispanic american community -- from cuba, from puerto rico, from -- a greatfrom haiti people. they are such warm, great people. by the way, warm, great people. they hate the clintons. they hate what the clintons did to them in haiti. they hate them. republic, and from -- to all ofaces our wonderful h

i always say general douglas macarthur, general george patton, what are they doing?pending in their graves. mosul. muscle. ladies and gentlemen, we will be attacking muscle in four months. these guys are tough and smart, in all fairness. one of the reasons we are going to mosul is we want to get the isis leaders. we think they are staying in mosul and we want to get them. well, before the announcement is over, they have gone. whatever happens to the element of surprise. it is a tough battle. they have dug in. much tougher. we need different thinking in this country, folks. they should have kept their mouths shut, quietly, quickly, and viciously go in and then have a news conference when it is over a week later. right? and i am convinced they only did that for political reasons. they thought it was going to be a great quick victory. it wasn't. it was a disaster. they thought it was going to be a quick victory. and you know, hillary is running and she will get credit. except we already had muscle. so we gave it up because of the way they got out and then isis was forme

the great general douglas macarthur. right? spinning in his grave. the great general george patton.hat they must be -- let's assume they could see what's happening. maybe they are. can you imagine what they must be thinking? these were great warriors, great generals as we tell the enemy exactly what we are going to do, where we are going to enter. when we are going to be there. you will be so proud of your country again. you will be so proud. wouldn't it be nice if nothing were said by our politicians and by obama? wouldn't it be nice if they did the job, then had a news conference a week later and said, total victory. they are having a hard time right now. the leaders and the people have gone. the other fighters are entrenched. it's much more difficult than they thought because of that. but the general said you are so right on that, mr. trump, you are so right. hillary on our failed establishment dragged us into foreign wars that made us less safe and never end. they never end. shipped our jobs. that will all change when we win the presidential election. from now on, it's going to

he put his duty first knowing that no one else can guide congress and the press and general douglas macarthur out in .he pacific or apple ernest j k, the navy chief of staff, and the president the way george marshall could. such an act was a great mark of greatness. in military institute virginia, after serving in the spanish-american war in the philippines, marshall became an excellent director of training and planning for the u.s. first division in world war i. he was involved in the planning of the highly successful or a offensive that led to surrender of the germans. he copy i of the commander of afterneral jack pershing germany is defeated. he was with pershing's four years after the war. the open warfare and the high maneuverability of the army in the summer and fall of 1918 were very different from the static trench warfare for the four years before the americans arrived in the spring of 1918. the lessons that marshall learned from the rate war were very -- great war were very different. his experiences comprise mainly static trench warfare which was taken away from the same conflict.

general douglas macarthur commanded forces in the pacific during world war ii. at the macarthur memorial, we learn about his early life, service during world war i, and the interwar years. this is part one of a two-part program. mr

the great general douglas macarthur, right? spinning, spinning in his grave. the general great george patton. can you imagine what they must be -- let's assume they could actually see what's happening, maybe they are. can you imagine what they must be thinking? these were great warriors, great generals. as we tell the enemy exactly what we're going to do, when we're going to be there, where we're going to enter. oh, boy, folks, we're going to have such a different country. you're going to be so proud of your country again. you're going to be so proud. wouldn't it be nice if nothing were said by our politicians and by obama? wouldn't it be nice if they did the job and then had a news conference a week later and said, total victory. they're having a very hard time right now. the leaders and the people have gone. and the other fighters are entrench and it's much more difficult than they thought, because of that. but the generals said, you're so right on that, mr. trump, you're so right. hillary in our failed establishment have dragged us into foreign wars that hav

i always say general douglas macarthur, general george patton, what are they doing? spinning in their graves. mosul. mosul. ladies and gentlemen, we will be attacking muscle in four months. these guys are tough and smart, in all fairness. one of the reasons we are going to mosul is we want to get the isis leaders. we think they are staying in mosul and we want to get them. well, before the announcement is over, they have gone. whatever happens to the element of surprise. it is a tough battle. they have dug in. much tougher. we need different thinking in this country, folks. they should have kept their mouths shut, quietly, quickly, and viciously go in and then have a news conference when it is over a week later. right? and i am convinced they only did that for political reasons. they thought it was going to be a great quick victory. it wasn't. it was a disaster. they thought it was going to be a quick victory. and you know, hillary is running and she will get credit. except we already had muscle. so we gave it up because of the way they got out and then isis was form

we keep fighting and we fight, fight, and i always say that general george patton, general macarthur, they are spinning in their graves. they cannot believe it. we go into mosul. ladies and generally, we will be attacking mosul four months from now. these guys are tough and smart, and so isis, one of the reasons we are going to mosul is we think the isis leaders are there and we want to get them. before the announcement is over, they are gone. what ever happened to the elements of surprise? the elements of surprise. what a group of losers we have. [cheers] mr. trump: now it is a tough battle. they are dug in. much tougher than they thought. no, we need different thinking in this country. they should have kept their mouth shut, quietly and quickly into viciously go in and then have a news conference when it is over, a week later. right? and i am convinced they only did that for political reasons, they thought it would be a great, quick victory. it wasn't. it was a disaster. and you know, hillary is running it and she will get credit. they already had mosul. we gave it up. then isis was

as general douglas macarthur warned about the dangers of unpreparedness for war, he said, we don't want to be too late. the president-elect will hear from our national labs and from noaa and nasa, the folks who put a rover on mars and are driving it around and may know a little bit about real science, about the robust scientific consensus on climate change and the urgency to change our course, and if he doesn't trust our own scientific agencies, he can go to any major university in any state in the nation and confirm what the government and military experts tell him. the president-elect will hear from world leaders who have pledged alongside the united states to work across borders to limit carbon emissions. the paris agreement brought nearly 200 countries together with the common goal of keeping global warming below two degrees celsius and avoiding the most catastrophic outcomes for the planet and its people. he will also hear from c.e.o.'s across america, particularly those in the food and agriculture sectors who are living with climate change consequences every day and from many othe

general douglas macarthur, sir, where is general george patton? where are they? general patton?s general george you know where they are? they're watching and they're their grave. they don't believe it. wouldn't it be nice if we just up, did the job, had a news and rence a week later said, we had great success. now?n't that be nice, that is obama. that is obama. know what, hillary, that ould be four more years of obama and we don't want it. and tell -- crowd booing] donald trump: tell this resident to stop campaigning and go back to work. jobs, ng to deliver safety, great education, help to thrive and s grow and create amazing pportunities for the children of this country. here in florida, we have such an incredible hispanic cuba, an community from from puerto rico, from venezuela, from haiti. was in little haiti the other day, great people. they are such warm, great people. by the way, warm, great people. i spent a lot of time with them, hate the clintons. hey hate what the clintons did to them in haiti. they hate them. ican republic and other places in this state, you ill have

douglas o'gara there was a five-star general, who commanded allied forces in the pacific during world war ii. at the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, we learn about his role during the war, the occupation of and his life after serving in the military. this is the second of a two-part program. mr. kolakowski: hello and welcome. my name is christopher kolakowski. it is my honor to be the director here. we are a museum, and research center, dedicated to the life and times of douglas macarthur.

thehe way, we keep writing i always say general douglas macarthur, what are they doing, they cannot believel, thesemulti guys are tough. one of the reasons we're going into mosul, we want the isis leaders to go into mosul. before the announcement is over, they are gone. whatever happened to the element of surprise? the element of surprise. what a group of losers we have. now it is a very tough battle. it is tougher than i thought. much topper. they should have kept their mouth shut. in and having a news conference when it is over i amk later, right? convinced they only did that for political reasons. they thought it will be a quick victory. it was a disaster. running so she will get credit. ul.are he had mos isis was swarmed, they are now in 32 countries. during the debate and i watched and she said we will fix it. why not? all upper people do the same thing. we will fix the tax cutters and will do that, do this. you have been there for 30 years, why didn't you do it? it never happened. our goods and wealth to other countries. they left our borders wide open. we have no borders and yet you

oh, general douglas macarthur, where are you, sir? where is our general george patton?cheering] mr. trump: where is general patton? where is general george patton? [cheering] mr. trump: do you know where they are? they are watching and they are spinning in their graves. they don't believe it. wouldn't it be nice if we just shut up, did the job, had a news conference a week later, and said -- we had great success? wouldn't that be nice now? that's obama. that's obama. and you know what? hillary -- that would be four more years of obama, and we don't want it. [booing] and tell this president to stop campaigning and go back to work. [cheering] i am going to deliver jobs, safety, great education, help small businesses to thrive and grow, and create amazing opportunities for the children of this country. here in florida, we have such an amazing, incredible hispanic american community -- from cuba, from puerto rico, from venezuela, from haiti -- a great people. they are such warm, great people. by the way, warm, great people. they hate the clintons. they hate what the clinton

general douglas macarthur, where are you, sir? where is your general george patton?hey? where is general patton? where is general george patton? [cheers and applause] you know where they are? their watching, and they're spinning in their grave. they don't believe it. wouldn't it be nice if we just shut up, did the job, had a news conference a week later and said we had great success? wouldn't that be nice now? that's okay. [cheers and applause] that's obama. and you know what, hillary? that would be four more years of obama, and we don't want it. and tell this president to stop campaigning and go back to work. [cheers and applause] i'm going to deliver jobs, safety, great education, help small businesses to thrive and grow and create amazing opportunities for the children of this country. here in florida we have such an amazing, incredible hispanic-american community from cuba, from puerto rico, from venezuela, from haiti. i was in little haiti the other day, great people. they are such warm, great people. by the way, warm, great people, i've spent a lot of time with

douglas macarthur was a five star general who commanded allied forces in the pacific during world wari. at the macarthur memorial in norfolk, virginia, we learn about his role during the war. japan, the korean war and his life after serving in the military. this is the second of a two-part program. >> hello and welcome to the macarthur memorial. my honor and privilege to be the director here. we are a museum, archive and research we seem to advocate it to douglas -- dedicated to douglas macarthur. we will get treasures related to of roper for the period or two and beyond to the end of his life. was a look at our first item. take a look at our first item. douglas macarthur was offered the job of the military advisor in the the lapine's.

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. >> do you think general george patton -- they don't like him because he was a foul-mouthed, vicious, horrible, brilliant guy. we need patton. we need a genius like macarthur. we have those people. we have those people. i'll find that person. >> retired marine corps general james mattis seems to fit that mold. so will he get the top job at the pentagon? former navy s.e.a.l. ryan zinke joins us here today. >> great to be here. >> first and foremost, there's some things i want to discuss with you. general mattis retired in 2013. there's a u.s. code that says you need seven years between the time you served our country and can serve in an administration. that law needs to be changed, or at least a waiver in place. is congress going to do that, first and foremost? >> using a navy term, it will sail through. i think both sides of the aisle. i followed him in fallujah. i can tell you, he is the very best as an operational commander. and to saddle yourself with the department of defense, which the bureaucracy has grown too much, i think we need a general who is a warrior to get back at the corps. which is the sergeant, the petty officer, the front line, we need t