MP2002-456 Former President Truman Discusses the Dismissal of General MacArthur

In this Screen Gems out take, Harry S. Truman discusses his experience having to relieve General Douglas MacArthur from duty in Korea and MacArthur's service in Japan. He also discusses how some generals of the past (and likely in the future) have thought they were bigger than the President.
The Screen Gems Collection includes the out takes from the filming of the "Decisions" television series, recorded in the early 1960s. Items in the Screen Gems Collection are in the public domain. Please credit: Screen Gems, Harry S. Truman Library.
This film is part of the Motion Picture series at the Truman Library. Please see this link for the National Archives Catalog record: catalog.archives.gov/id/595162.