IKE GIVES FAREWELL ADDRESS TO THE NATION
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 17, 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, delivered his Farewell Address to the Nation. The speech was broadcast on radio and television. Three days later, Senator John F. Kennedy would take the oath of office and become the 35th President of the United States.
President Eisenhower 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."
The President continued with this 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."
Mr. Eisenhower concluded his address with these words...
"We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misled power exists and will persist. We must never let this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On January 17, 1961, Dwight D. Eisenhower, the 34th President of the United States, delivered his Farewell Address to the Nation. The speech was broadcast on radio and television. Three days later, Senator John F. Kennedy would take the oath of office and become the 35th President of the United States.
President Eisenhower 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."
The President continued with this 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."
Mr. Eisenhower concluded his address with these words...
"We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence...by the military-industrial complex. The potential for the disastrous rise of misled power exists and will persist. We must never let this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes."
