Gen. Douglas MacArthur delivered his farewell address to Congress on this day in history, April 19, 1951, uttering the famous line, "Old soldiers never die; they just fade away." Eight days before the ...

A copy of General Douglas MacArthur’s speech to a joint session of Congress on April 19, 1951. (Library of Congress) The clash between Truman and MacArthur turned on what to do about China. In the ...

Compiled from excerpts of Gen. Douglas' speeches, 1941-62. With narration written by Murray Burnett, read by Stanley Burns. Descriptive notes on container. Contains speeches of MacArthur, President ...

Those words reveal "what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be." ...