IKE BIDS FAREWELL AT CLOSE OF 2ND TERM
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 17, 1961, President Dwight David Eisenhower delivered his Farewell Address to the Nation. The President began his address with these words...
"After (a) half century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office as...the Presidency is vested on my successor. I wish the new president Godspeed. I pray that the coming years will be blessed with peace and prosperity for all.
America is today the strongest, the most influential and most productive nation in the world (but) we recognize that America's prestige depends on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment."
Mr. Eisenhower continued on with a warning for the future...
"(Today) we face a hostile ideology (communism) global in scope. To meet it successfully there (must be) sacrifices which enable us to carry forward steadily, surely and without complaint. We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex."
Eisenhower's speech was drafted by Ralph E. Williams*, who relied on guidance from Malcolm Moos** and the President's brother, Milton Eisenhower.
*Ralph E. Williams (1917-2009) was born in Pecos, TX & earned a BBA at the University of Texas at Austin in 1938. REW served in the US Navy in WWII & after serving as a presidential assistant worked at the US Geological Survey.
**Malcolm Charles Moos (1916-1982) was born in St. Paul, MN & earned a Bachelors & Masters degree at the University of Minnesota. MCM received his PhD in political science at the University of California at Berkeley.
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 17, 1961, President Dwight David Eisenhower delivered his Farewell Address to the Nation. The President began his address with these words...
"After (a) half century in the service of our country, I shall lay down the responsibilities of office as...the Presidency is vested on my successor. I wish the new president Godspeed. I pray that the coming years will be blessed with peace and prosperity for all.
America is today the strongest, the most influential and most productive nation in the world (but) we recognize that America's prestige depends on how we use our power in the interests of world peace and human betterment."
Mr. Eisenhower continued on with a warning for the future...
"(Today) we face a hostile ideology (communism) global in scope. To meet it successfully there (must be) sacrifices which enable us to carry forward steadily, surely and without complaint. We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex."
Eisenhower's speech was drafted by Ralph E. Williams*, who relied on guidance from Malcolm Moos** and the President's brother, Milton Eisenhower.
*Ralph E. Williams (1917-2009) was born in Pecos, TX & earned a BBA at the University of Texas at Austin in 1938. REW served in the US Navy in WWII & after serving as a presidential assistant worked at the US Geological Survey.
**Malcolm Charles Moos (1916-1982) was born in St. Paul, MN & earned a Bachelors & Masters degree at the University of Minnesota. MCM received his PhD in political science at the University of California at Berkeley.
