MacArthur

1:40:14

General, I've been
a long time meeting you.

1:40:16

I hope it won't be so
long next time. So do I.

1:40:18

General Bradley.
MacArthur.

1:40:20

Bess sent along a plum cake
for the missus.

1:40:23

How very thoughtful.
Thank you, sir.

1:40:25

And how are Mrs. Truman
and your daughter?

1:40:28

They're fine.
Just fine, thank you.

1:40:40

General,
I've read a little...

1:40:44

military history, and it's a pleasure to
congratulate you on your success at Inchon.

1:40:48

That was the work
of a master strategist.

1:40:50

Thank you, Mr. President. Coming
from you, that's a real tribute.

1:40:55

And I'd like to apologize for any
misunderstanding raised by my trip to Formosa.

1:40:59

Don't think any more about that.
I understand your feelings.

1:41:02

I was a captain in
Battery D in World War I,

1:41:06

and that was the center
of the war effort for me.

1:41:09

Perhaps you should have
stayed in the army.

1:41:12

Nope, I don't think so.

1:41:15

I've heard it's a bad idea for
army men to dabble in politics.

1:41:19

Mr. President, you know that I'm
not involved in politics in any way.

1:41:23

I did let the politicians make a
chump out of me in the '48 elections.

1:41:28

If a general is going
to be running against you,

1:41:30

his name will be Eisenhower,
not MacArthur.

1:41:34

Eisenhower?

1:41:35

That man doesn't know as much about
politics as a pig does about Sunday.

1:41:44

Uh, General...

1:41:47

I came over here
to listen to your ideas...

1:41:50

on the rehabilitation
of postwar Korea.

1:41:55

Mind if I smoke,
Mr. President?

1:41:57

No, I suppose I've had more smoke blown in my face
than any man alive.