PART FOUR

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RETURN

1944

I think I know at firsthand something about what the next Presidency will require. I believe that General MacArthur has what it takes in full measure.

—SENATOR ARTHUR H. VANDENBERG, “WHY I AM FOR MACARTHUR,” FEBRUARY 12, 1944

He ended our talk with the sarcastic remark that MacArthur seemed more interested in making good his promise to return to the Philippines than in winning the war.

—VICE ADMIRAL DANIEL E. BARBEY, RECOUNTING A MEETING WITH ADMIRAL ERNEST J. KING, JUNE 1944