Eisenhower: “Any time in this business that something keeps you from devoting your mind to some particular current problem, you…”

We must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.

For over six decades we have worked together to create and maintain strong democratic institutions.

I assure you that our obligation to you is deep and lasting.

I feel now it would be futile for me to attempt anything else in the way of words.