Presidential-Warning

President Eisenhower's Farewell Address Warns Against Military-Industrial Complex

1961-01-17 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 10/10

In his nationally televised farewell address from the Oval Office, President Dwight D. Eisenhower issued one of the most prescient warnings in American political history about the dangers of the military-industrial complex. The five-star general and Republican president who had led Allied forces in …

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Eisenhower's "Chance for Peace" Speech - Every Gun Made Is a Theft From Those Who Hunger

1953-04-16 00:00:00 +0000 UTC | Importance: 9/10

Just three months into his presidency, President Dwight D. Eisenhower delivered his “Chance for Peace” speech before the American Society of Newspaper Editors, offering one of the most morally forceful critiques of military spending ever issued by an American president. Speaking shortly …

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