General Douglas MacArthur gave two emotional speeches from the deck of the Battleship Missouri when he accepted Japans surrender at the end of World War Two in Tokyo Bay. One speech was for those gathered for the historic event, the other for a world wide radio audience. In this episode, I recreate both speeches in MacArthurs own words.
On September 2nd of 1945, the Emperor of Japan surrendered to the Supreme Allied commander, General Douglas MacArthur of the United States. The event took place in Tokyo Bay on the deck of the United States battleship Missouri. It marked the end of one of the bloodiest and deadliest conflicts in world history. For this occasion, MacArthur was compelled by the events that brought the war to an end to speak about the occasion, and the significance it held for the entire globe. This episode of "The Brandy Show" features both speeches as transcribed by historians who were present that day on the Missouri. MacArthur's remarks are read by the producer of this podcast, Jim Brandstatter.