1:53:01
we're going home
at last.
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That was the first varsity
baseball game ever played...
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between West Point
and the Naval Academy.
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Well, so much for
my baseball career...
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and for happy memories.
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And now will you...
excuse us, please?
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I've never seen
anything like it.
1:54:04
The entire city's come out to celebrate
the return of America's greatest hero.
1:54:11
Officials estimate from
seven- to ten-million people...
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are here on hand, and that
surpasses Lindbergh's...
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and Eisenhower's homecomings
put together.
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Schools are out.
The crowd is excited.
1:54:22
The office workers are...
just have taken a holiday.
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Meanwhile,
in our nation's capital,
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the statement from the Joint
Chiefs of Staff said in part, quote:
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"It is fundamental
that all military commanders...
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"must be governed by our laws and
the constitutional guarantee...
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of civilian control
over the military. "
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When asked to comment,
President Truman said:
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People who think they're God are bound
to get into trouble sooner or later.
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You have to understand that the people of
this country are men and women of common sense,
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and whenever anybody gets too far out of line,
the people are gonna put him out of business.