Eisenhower: “I do hereby proclaim Memorial Day, Monday, the thirtieth of May, 1955, as a day of Nation-wide prayer for permanent…”

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

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

Well, I don't know whether I have got equal time in this debate.

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.