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.

Robert Oppenheimer had urged that the H-bomb work be delayed; Eisenhower removed him from the agency and revoked his security clearance though he knew this would create fertile ground for the extremist McCarthy. Mideast and Eisenhower doctrine

Even before he was inaugurated Eisenhower accepted a request from the British government to restore the Shah to power. Completely missing out on the warfront left him depressed and bitter for a time despite being given the DistinguiDwight D. Eisenhowerd Service Medal for his work at home.

After World War II Eisenhower served as Army Chief of Staff under President Harry S. Presidents. Truman then assumed the post of President at Columbia University.