Photo: #U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower makes his farewell address to the nation in a television-radio broadcast three days before the end of his term in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 1961.
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U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower makes his farewell address to the nation in a television-radio broadcast three days before the end of his term in Washington, D.C., Jan. 17, 1961. (ASSOCIATED PRESS)

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President Eisenhower's Farewell Address 50 years later

Broadcast: Midday, 01/19/2011, 12:00 p.m.

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Four journalists discuss the continued relevance of President Eisenhower's famous farewell address 50 years ago this week. In the speech Eisenhower cautioned against a growing "military industrial complex," a potentially unstoppable union of defense contractors with the armed forces.

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  • James Fallows: National correspondent for the Atlantic Magazine.
  • David Gergen: Senior Political Analyst for CNN. Former adviser to Presidents Nixon, Ford, Reagan, and Clinton.
  • Dana Priest: Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter for the Washington Post.
  • Evan Thomas: Former Editor-at-large for Newsweek Magazine. Author of forthcoming biography of President Dwight Eisenhower.

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