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1953 reorganization

Was Eisenhower’s military-industrial speech a self-fulfilling prophecy?

January 30, 2021 Eric Lofgren 0

Eisenhower was going to call this new animal the “military-industrial-congressional complex,” which most would agree today is a pretty accurate description of the system since […]

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