MACARTHUR AND TRUMAN MEET AT WAKE ISLAND - 1950S
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For licensing inquiries please contact Historic Films Archive (www.historicfilms.com / [email protected]) 02:34:26 MACARTHUR-TRUMAN MEET AT WAKE. (1950) #305 A DOCUMENTED CHRONICLE OF THIS HISTORIC SPEARHEAD FOR WORLD PEACE THAT WAS TO BECOME BLUNTED ON THE STEEL OF CHINESE AGGRESSION. 02:34:48 TRUMAN ARRIVES IN HIGHAM FIELD, HAWAII. 1950 RECEIVES LEI. SOLDIERS SALUTE AS HE PASSES. 02:35:05 LUNCHEON IN PEARL HARBOR WITH MILITARY & CIVILIAN LEADERS. 02:35:11 TRUMAN GIVES OPTIMISTIC SPEECH. 02:36:04 AERIAL OF WAKE ISLAND AT DAWN. ATOLL. 02:36:09 MET BY GENERAL MACARTHUR AS HE DISEMBARKS. POSE HOLDING HANDS FOR CAMERA. FLASHES GO OFF 02:36:20 GET INTO CAR, DRIVE DOWN RUNWAY AWAY FROM PLANE 02:36:36 SMALL BUILDING THAT SERVED AS MEETING PLACE 02:36:46 SEC. OF ARMY, FRANK PACE, JR., CHAIRMAN OF AMERICA'S JOINT CHIEF OF STAFF, GENERAL BRADLEY AMONG THOSE AT MEETING STAND IN DOORWAY. 02:36:55 CU GROUP OF PHOTOGRAPHERS 02:36:56 TRUMAN & MACARTHUR OUTSIDE TALKING, BEING PHOTOGRAPHED. 02:37:08 TRUMAN ADDS 4TH CLUSTER TO MACARTHUR'S SERVICE MEDAL. 02:37:24 CU MEDAL ON MACARTHUR'S CHEST. PANS TO FACE 02:37:28 MACARTHUR & BRADLEY 02:37:33 TRUMAN WALKS UP STEPS OF PLANE, TURNS, DOFFS HAT.
