:51:02
thousands of American
prisoners of war,
:51:05
to continue to languish there
in agony and despair,
:51:10
I daresay that the American
public would be so aroused...
:51:13
that they would register complete resentment
against you at the polls next fall.
:51:22
Arthur!
Arthur Prettyman!
:51:25
Get me an aspirin tablet.
No, no, make it two.
:51:29
Nobody can talk me into a headache
the way General MacArthur can.
:51:34
Gentlemen, I think
it's time to call a recess.
:51:38
It's been a fatiguing day.
Indeed it has, sir.
:51:40
Recess was my favorite time
in school.
:51:43
It's getting
to be that way in war.
:51:49
Douglas.
Yes, Mr. President?
:51:52
Why haven't you come home
all these years?
:51:55
Well, I've had
my hands full out here.
:51:59
The country
has evolved,
:52:02
grown mature.
:52:04
Change is inevitable,
you know.
:52:08
The things I value
never change.
:52:11
My only regret is that my son
has never seen his country.
:52:14
He's never been home.
:52:17
Where is that
for you?
:52:21
Well, in a sense,
the army is home.
:52:25
Even my swaddling clothes
were khaki.
:52:30
Mainly I...
:52:32
I think of West Point
as home.
:52:35
The lecture halls,
:52:37
the football fields
where I became a man.
:52:39
And I...
:52:42
I also see a terrace
overlooking Manila Bay.
:52:46
Yes, the Philippines
are also home.
:52:51
I appreciate and understand
your feelings, Douglas.
:52:55
Now, I shall inform
the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
:52:58
upon my return home, that I
have had two excellent briefings.