Truman and MacArthur

The President’s Power as Commander in Chief

For a special Constitution Day event, a leading scholar explores presidential errors, misjudgments, and deceptions. Join the discussion Sept. 19.

President Harry S. Truman, seen here in 1950 with Gen. George MacArthur, became the first president to go to war (against North Korea) without receiving authorization from Congress (U.S. DefenseImagery photo VIRIN: 111-SC-353136), via Wikimedia Commons

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