President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against the establishment of a “military-industrial complex” in his 1961 Farewell Address
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President Dwight D. Eisenhower warned against the establishment of a “military-industrial complex” in his 1961 Farewell Address
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Rule Ten: On January 17 of 1961 in his farewell address, President Dwight Eisenhower warned against the establishment of a “military-industrial complex.”
In that speech of less than 10 minutes, President Eisenhower delivered his political farewell to the American people on national television from the Oval Office of the White House. Those who expected the military leader and hero of World War II to depart his Presidency with a nostalgic, “old soldier” speech like Gen. Douglas MacArthur’s, were surprised at his strong warnings about the dangers of the “military-industrial complex.”