Dwight D. Eisenhower Articles See More Dwight D. Eisenhower Jan 17th, 1961 Military-Industrial Complex Speech Eisenhower’s prescient speech coined the term “military-industrial complex” to describe a then-new feature of American society: a standing military force interwoven with a network of private defense contractors. Podcasts See More Dwight D. Eisenhower: Farewell Address Caleb O. Brown and Dwight D. Eisenhower