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Say Douglas MacArthur becomes the Republican nominee in 1952 after a deadlocked convention between Taft and Eisenhower, and then goes on to beat the Democratic nominee in the general election.

What would his presidency be like?

Most importantly, what happens in the Korean War? Would MacArthur escalate the conflict to full-on war with China (and use nukes), or seek a settlement similar to OTL?
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