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Author of the new book PRESIDENTS OF WAR (Crown). Nine books. @NBCNews Presidential Historian. Contributor PBS @NewsHour. Williams College. Born Chicago.

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    Michael Beschloss‏Verified account @BeschlossDC 14 Apr 2016

    Harry Truman’s order firing General MacArthur, 65 years ago this week:pic.twitter.com/EZ9QCgYch0

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      1. Db‏ @Bodaren 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC Just started following you and am LOVING all the history.

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      1. Don Newbury‏ @dondj 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC @PopMech Good or bad, it took a lot of nerve to do this.

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      1. Bill Campbell‏ @trador58 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC One GI said to another, "Gee, do you suppose he really is God after all?

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      1. Bill Campbell‏ @trador58 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC When he was fired, legend has it that a windstorm blew in at one forward camp, then hail, then snow.

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      2. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC the American people very quickly also fired Truman ....

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      3. Jim Ashford‏ @jl_ashford 14 Apr 2016
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        @FriedrichHayek @BeschlossDC Fired? HST finished term as President, retired. Mac gave weepy speech to Congress,was never heard from again.

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      4. TakingHayekSeriously‏ @FriedrichHayek 14 Apr 2016
        Replying to @jl_ashford

        @jl_ashford first he got crushed in NH

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      5. Jim Ashford‏ @jl_ashford 14 Apr 2016
        Replying to @FriedrichHayek

        @FriedrichHayek Touché! Forgot about President Kefauver's win in NH. Yrs. later when I studied with HST, he was totally over the firing.

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      1. Nancieliña‏ @8rareddy 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC @SCClemons From what I learned in school, his firing was way overdue.

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      1. Maricela C. Silva‏ @Silva21Maricela 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC @PopMech @realDonaldJTrump Truman wanted a Gen in concert with his foreign pol, a puppet, so he fired MacArthur. Explain it!!!!

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      1. Just Say WOO!‏ @Recherei 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC @PopMech Yes, but back then the job market was not as tough.

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      1. Ms Madwoman‏ @amsmadwoman 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC @BrandonPresley Step-father served under MacArthur called him many names I shall not tweet. Nothing nice at all

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      1. Gary Russell‏ @RiverMile98 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC Didnt realize how bad Mac was until I read David Halberstam's "The Coldest Winter."

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      2. CJD  🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿  🇬🇧  🇪🇺‏ @CJD_85 14 Apr 2016
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        @BeschlossDC Why was he fired?

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      3. Luke O'Brien‏ @luke_j_obrien 14 Apr 2016
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        @chrisdale85 @BeschlossDC gross insubordination

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