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====Farewell address====

====Farewell address====

Eisenhower's farewell address on 17 January 1961 warned the nation against depending on an economy that was based on a military-industrial complex. Written by political scientist Malcolm Moos with help from brother Milton Eisenhower, the speech echoed the president's conviction that wars must be made obsolete. While he believed that the Soviet threat was being exaggerated, President Eisenhower argued for sufficiency, not superiority. The "military industrial complex" became a slogan used by the New Left in the 1960s to attack American capitalism, and became a standard ingredient of Soviet propaganda. Most Americans, however, ignored it.<ref>Douglas Brinkley, "Eisenhower the Dove." ''American Heritage'' (2001) 52(6): 58-63, 65. Issn: 0002-8738 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]] </ref>

Eisenhower's farewell address on 17 January 1961 warned the nation against depending on an economy that was based on a military-industrial complex. Written by political scientist Malcolm Moos with help from brother Milton Eisenhower, the speech echoed the president's conviction that wars must be made obsolete. While he believed that the Soviet threat was being exaggerated, President Eisenhower argued for sufficiency, not superiority. An original draft referred to this as the "military-industrial-congressional complex". Whether this change represented a concession to power politics, or was made for brevity, is unclear. Regardless, this speech demonstrates Eisenhower's ideological emphasis on caution and moderation.<ref>Douglas Brinkley, "Eisenhower the Dove." ''American Heritage'' (2001) 52(6): 58-63, 65. Issn: 0002-8738 Fulltext: [[Ebsco]] </ref>

==Legacy==

==Legacy==