First Term of the MacArthur Administration (Big Chief in the White House)

Douglas MacArthur's first term as President of the United States began on January 20th, 1945, and ended on January 20th, 1949, with the beginning of his second term as President of the United States. During these years, he worked to bring an end to the Second World War, began the reconstruction of Western Europe and East Asia, and lead the opening battle of what we now know as the Cold War.