Proposed Orders and Statement on Dismissal of General MacArthur
4/11/1951
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Formerly classified "Top Secret," this document is President Harry Truman's order relieving General Douglas MacArthur of his Korean War commands due to insubordination, and designating General Matthew Ridgway as his successor. It includes a statement explaining MacArthur's dismissal.
It was featured in the article “Truman’s Firing of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War” in the November/December 2000 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
It was featured in the article “Truman’s Firing of General Douglas MacArthur during the Korean War” in the November/December 2000 National Council for the Social Studies (NCSS) publication Social Education.
This primary source comes from the Collection HST-PSF: President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960.
National Archives Identifier: 201516
Full Citation: Proposed Orders and Statement on Dismissal of General Douglas MacArthur; 4/11/1951; General Files, 1945 - 1953; Collection HST-PSF: President's Secretary's Files (Truman Administration), 1945 - 1960; Harry S. Truman Library, Independence, MO. [Online Version, https://www.docsteach.org/documents/document/dismissal-general-macarthur, March 28, 2025]Activities that use this document
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Created by the National Archives Education Team - What Kind of Leader Was General Douglas MacArthur?
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