My dad had the greatest admiration for MacArthur when they were working together in Washington before the Philippines. And Dad used to talk with absolute awe about MacArthur's brain.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
To be told you've won a MacArthur fellowship is very flattering and gratifying personally.
Dad was an outstanding leader. He'd bring in top thinkers from a wide array of fields - how to fix the Detroit schools, for example. I watched him in these meetings. He listened and probed.
My father would be an amazing, amazing commander in chief.
I remember saying goodbye to my father the night he left to join the Navy. He didn't have to. He was older than other servicemen and had a family to support but he wanted to be a part of the fight against fascism, not just make movies about it. I admired this about him.
My father was very intense, passionate and over-the-top. He was my hero and my tyrant.
My dad was a Navy munitions officer, and by the end of his career, he was a specialist in nuclear weapons.
My father-in-law was once Chairman of Military Affairs in the Senate, the latter part of the Wilson Administrations. He knew a lot about and was fond of the Army.
Those first few years of marriage, before the war interrupted all our lives, Phil and I had a very happy time. I grew up considerably, mostly thanks to him.
My dad served in two wars has been flying airplanes for 60 years now. He was certainly quite an inspiration.
My dad was a great dad.
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