General MacArthur’s biographers often note that he was regarded with admiration by both John F. Kennedy and Richard Nixon. Generally the MacArthur/Nixon relationship is marginalized in MacArthur biographies, while the MacArthur/Kennedy relationship is highlighted. Nixon however had a long history of being publically pro-MacArthur. He even described MacArthur as “a hero, a presence, an event.” In the end, while his relationship with MacArthur was never deeply personal or close, Nixon was one of the few politicians to articulate MacArthur’s vision of the importance of the Pacific world.

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