Presidential farewell address

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This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience... We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist.

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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Topic

Military industrial complex American politics

Speaker

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Medium

Speech

Genre

Presidential farewell address Political speech

Statement Type

Warning

Language

English

Time

1961 1960s 20th century

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Citation

Eisenhower, Dwight D. Farewell address. 17 Jan. 1961, The White House, Washington, DC, USA. Broadcast.