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[[File:Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959.jpg|thumb|An official portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower May 29, 1959 | [[File:Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959.jpg|thumb|An official portrait of Dwight D. Eisenhower May 29, 1959 <ref>[https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Dwight_D._Eisenhower,_official_photo_portrait,_May_29,_1959.jpg]</ref>]] | ||
In his farewell address, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower famously warned U.S. citizens about the "military–industrial complex". U.S. President (and five-star general since World War II) Dwight D. Eisenhower used the term in his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961: | In his farewell address, U.S. President Dwight D. Eisenhower famously warned U.S. citizens about the "military–industrial complex". U.S. President (and five-star general since World War II) Dwight D. Eisenhower used the term in his Farewell Address to the Nation on January 17, 1961: | ||