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Exhibit 327

Farewell Radio and Television Address to the American People

Exhibit 327 ยท Presidential address

Farewell Radio and Television Address to the American People

In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

Eisenhower's farewell address describing a permanent armaments industry and warning against unwarranted influence by the military-industrial complex.

Source
Dwight D. Eisenhower (National Archives milestone document)
Date
17 January 1961
Quoted from
Paragraph beginning 'In the councils of government' (transcript is not paragraph-numbered)
Grade
Primary record
Document
https://www.archives.gov/milestone-documents/president-dwight-d-eisenhowers-farewell-address
Accessed
2026-11-09
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Finding DEF-1.1
Primary record On 17 January 1961 President Eisenhower said in his farewell address that the United States had been compelled to create a permanent armaments industry of vast proportions, and that "we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence" by the military-industrial complex.