Episode 511: The Immortals – General George Marshall
Newt's World
Gingrich 360
4.6 • 6.4K Ratings
🗓️ 18 January 2023
⏱️ 53 minutes
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General George Catlett Marshall graduated from Virginia Military Institute, and served in the Philippines and in World War I. He was later an aide to General John Pershing and assistant commandant of the Army’s infantry school where he taught many future commanders. As chief of staff of the U.S. Army he directed army operations throughout World War II. After his retirement in 1945, President Harry Truman sent him to China to mediate the civil war there. As Secretary of State, Marshall proposed the European aid program known as the Marshall Plan and initiated discussions that led to the formation of NATO. He resigned because of ill health but was called back by Truman to become Secretary of Defense and to prepare the armed forces for the Korean War. In 1953 he was awarded the Nobel Prize for Peace. Given everything he accomplished in his life, he truly is an Immortal.
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| 0:35.0 | On this episode of Newt's World, I want to talk about George Catlett Marshall. |
| 0:39.0 | Marshall is, I think, one of the greatest Americans, somebody who in some ways is comparable to George Washington. |
| 0:47.0 | He was a man of enormous integrity, of great professional dignity, |
| 0:53.0 | a man who had focused on his profession, who believed in serving his country, |
| 0:59.0 | and who was really very filled with the need for integrity. |
| 1:05.0 | There's a great moment where Franklin Delano Roosevelt, who's amazing at manipulating people, |
| 1:11.0 | turns to Marshall early in their relationship and says, |
| 1:14.0 | do you mind if I call you George? |
| 1:17.0 | And immediately he responds, yes, I very much prefer you call me General Marshall. |
| 1:22.0 | And the reason was he knew that if Roosevelt could get inside his skin, |
| 1:27.0 | and Roosevelt could treat him as a familiar person, |
| 1:31.0 | that Roosevelt would just plain manipulating. |
| 1:34.0 | And so he wanted to keep the distance. |
| 1:36.0 | He was a man who, in later years, from the sheer burden of responsibility, |
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