This Is All You Can Want For Your Kids

Published: Feb. 26, 2020, 2 p.m.

Douglas MacArthur was a complicated man. He was ambitious. He was vain. He made many mistakes. It\u2019s very unlikely that he was a perfect father. In fact, it\u2019d be incredible if he had been, given his demanding, seemingly perfect father (a Civil War hero) and controlling, overly involved mother (who was actively involved in her son\u2019s career up until her death in 1935). But it is surprising that, given all that, Douglas MacArthur seemed relatively accepting of his quiet, sensitive bo...