General Douglas MacArthur's Birthday
General Douglas MacArthur's Birthday
Clip: 356037_1_1
Year Shot: 1959
(Actual Year)
Audio: Yes
Video: B/W
Tape Master: 1656
Original Film: 032-009-04
HD: N/A
Location: New York
Timecode: 00:03:41 - 00:04:12
General Douglas MacArthur's Birthday General Douglas MacArthur, in mufti, observes his 79th birthday at his home in the Waldorf Towers, New York. He slices a five-star (huge) birthday cake to the strains of a military band from Washington. He is surrounded by friends and former members of his staff. Congratulations pour in, one from his friend and former assistant, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Man in military uniform hands Mac a piece of paper.