MacArthur and the Bonus March

MacArthur and the Bonus March

This month, we take a look at the Bonus March of 1932 and MacArthur’s actions and decision making during this controversial event. In popular culture, MacArthur has played the role of villain of the Bonus March – he did after all help to evict homeless and jobless World War I veterans from Washington, D.C. where they had been pressing Congress for benefits. But is there more to the story?Have a comment about this episode? Send us a text message! (Note: we can only read the texts, we can't r...

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MacArthur's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

MacArthur's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

On April 11, 2026, the MacArthur Memorial marked the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s relief of General MacArthur with a half‑day symposium examining the event from both leaders’ perspectives an...

20 Maj 1h 5min

Finding Peace at Potsdam

Finding Peace at Potsdam

Just weeks after World War II ended in Europe, Allied leaders President Harry S. Truman, Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Premier Joseph Stalin met in Potsdam, Germany, to negotiate peace and sha...

5 Maj 43min

 Truman's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

Truman's Perspective: MacArthur's Relief at 75

On April 11, 2026, the MacArthur Memorial marked the 75th anniversary of President Truman’s relief of General MacArthur with a half‑day symposium examining the event from both leaders’ perspectives an...

20 Apr 38min

Rose Valland and The Art Front

Rose Valland and The Art Front

Many listeners are familiar with the Monuments Men and Women - the Allied military personnel who protected cultural treasures during World War II and then aided in post-war restitution. Rose Valland, ...

26 Mars 44min

The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World

The Last Titans: How Churchill and de Gaulle Saved Their Nations and Transformed the World

In the darkest days of World War II, two towering figures stood as the living embodiments of national defiance: Winston Churchill, the aristocratic bulldog of Great Britain, and Charles de Gaulle, the...

13 Mars 34min

The Chronicle of the 34th Naval Construction Battalion

The Chronicle of the 34th Naval Construction Battalion

On Friday, February 19, 2026, the MacArthur Memorial hosted a virtual event featuring Dr. Frank Blazich Jr., Curator of Military History at the Smithsonian National Museum of American. Dr. Blazich sha...

24 Feb 1h 4min

MacArthur Q&A: Part IV

MacArthur Q&A: Part IV

In this latest episode, MacArthur Memorial historians Jim Zobel and Amanda Williams answer some of the more popular and/or unique questions about General MacArthur we have received from MacArthur Memo...

26 Jan 34min

Nagasaki's Urakami Cathedral Bells

Nagasaki's Urakami Cathedral Bells

On August 9, 1945, a second atomic bomb detonated over the Japanese city of Nagasaki, roughly 1600 feet away from the original Urakami Cathedral. The blast killed dozens inside the cathedral, and over...

19 Dec 202517min

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