Dwight Eisenhower

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Person.png Dwight Eisenhower  Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
(US President)
Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959.jpg
BornOctober 14, 1890
DiedMarch 28, 1969 (Age 78)
Founder ofArnold A. Saltzman Institute of War and Peace Studies, Operation 40, PIAB
Member ofCouncil on Foreign Relations/Historical Members, Links Club, National Committee for a Free Europe
Former five-star general, supreme commander of NATO, Eisenhower was the US President who notably warned that "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence... by the military–industrial complex."

Employment.png US President

In office
January 20, 1953 - January 20, 1961
EmployerUS Government
DeputyRichard Nixon, Heinrich Troeger
Preceded byHarry S. Truman
Succeeded byJFK
Was unable to restrain the rise of the military-intelligence complex, but warned people about it in his farewell address.

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Employment.png President of Columbia University

In office
May 1948 - January 1953
EmployerColumbia University
At Columbia, Eisenhower took a moderate position in the face of the Red Scare: He accepted a gift from the Communist government of Poland to establish a chair in Polish studies but also defended the dismissal of a left-wing member from Teachers College and served on a national commission that published a handbook declaring that communists should be excluded from employment as teachers.

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Employment.png Supreme Allied Commander Europe

In office
April 2, 1951 - May 30, 1952
EmployerNATO
Succeeded byMatthew B. Ridgway
The first holder of this office

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Employment.png Chief of Staff of the Army

In office
November 19, 1945 - February 6, 1948
EmployerUnited States Department of the Army

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Employment.png Governor of the American Zone of Occupied Germany

In office
May 8, 1945 - November 10, 1945
EmployerUnited States Department of the Army

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Dwight D. Eisenhower was a five-star general in the US Army during World War II and served as Supreme Commander of the Allied Forces in Europe. He was the first supreme commander of NATO from 1951 – May 30, 1952, and US President from January 20, 1953 – January 20, 1961.

The "Military–Industrial Complex" warning

On January 17, 1961, Eisenhower gave his final televised Address to the Nation from the Oval Office. In his farewell speech, Eisenhower raised the issue of the Cold War and role of the U.S. armed forces. Referring to government spending proposals he warned that "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military–industrial complex."[1]

He elaborated, "we recognize the imperative need for this development ... the potential for the disastrous rise of misplaced power exists and will persist ... Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals, so that security and liberty may prosper together."[1]


 

Quotes by Dwight Eisenhower

PageQuoteDateSource
Military-industrial-congressional complex“This conjunction of an immense military establishment and a large arms industry is new in the American experience. The total influence — economic, political, even spiritual — is felt in every city, every statehouse, every office of the federal government. We recognize the imperative need for this development. Yet we must not fail to comprehend its grave implications. Our toil, resources and livelihood are all involved; so is the very structure of our society. In the councils of government, 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. We must never let the weight of this combination endanger our liberties or democratic processes. We should take nothing for granted. Only an alert and knowledgeable citizenry can compel the proper meshing of the huge industrial and military machinery of defense with our peaceful methods and goals so that security and liberty may prosper together.”17 January 1961In his farewell address
NATO/Defense College“There is a high priority requirement to develop individuals, both on the military and on the civilian side, who will have a thorough grasp of the many complicated factors which are involved in the problem of creating an adequate defense posture for the North Atlantic Treaty area. These considerations have brought me to the conclusion that it is highly desirable to establish in the near future a NATO Defense College for the training of individuals who will be needed to serve in key capacities in NATO Organizations.”1951
Scientism“Yet, in holding scientific research and discovery in respect, as we should, we must also be alert to the equal and opposite danger that public policy could itself become the captive of a scientific-technological elite.”1961Eisenhower's farewell address

 

Appointments by Dwight Eisenhower

AppointeeJobAppointedEndDescription
Sherman AdamsWhite House Chief of Staff20 January 19537 October 1958Probably the most powerful chief of staff in history.
Joseph CampbellComptroller General of the United States14 December 195431 July 1965
Robert GrayWhite House Cabinet Secretary19 May 195820 January 1961
Robert GrayWhite House Appointments Secretary6 November 1957March 1958

 

Related Quotations

PageQuoteAuthorDate
NATO/Defense College“There is a high priority requirement to develop individuals, both on the military and on the civilian side, who will have a thorough grasp of the many complicated factors which are involved in the problem of creating an adequate defense posture for the North Atlantic Treaty area. These considerations have brought me to the conclusion that it is highly desirable to establish in the near future a NATO Defense College for the training of individuals who will be needed to serve in key capacities in NATO Organizations.”Dwight Eisenhower1951
Robert A. Taft“First, it was the power of the New York financial interests and a large number of businessmen subject to New York influence, who selected General Eisenhower as their candidate at least a year ago. There was a strong and substantial minority of Taft supporters among business leaders, but they were a minority, particularly in the East. Second, four-fifths of the influential newspapers in the country were opposed to me continuously and vociferously and many turned themselves into propaganda sheets for my opponent.”Robert A. Taft1952

 

Related Documents

TitleTypePublication dateAuthor(s)Description
Document:Eisenhower's Holocaustarticle22 June 2008AnonymousA brief introduction to the treatment of German military prisoners by the allied authorities in the 18-24 month period AFTER the German unconditional surrender in May 1945.
Document:In Eisenhower's Death Campsarticle1990Martin BrechReminiscences of a US soldier assigned as a guard to one of the Allies' Rhine Meadow concentration camps for "disarmed enemy combatants" after the German WWII surrender in 1945
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References

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