![]() ![]() ![]() They have come to disarm five gunslingers who have openly broken the law and made threats against them. Four men walk through the entrance to a corral. The sun has begun its descent into the western sky, its light reflecting off the heat waves coming from the hot desert soil. Join us as we teach you about Eisenhower's farewell address, the warnings he included, and the impact of what he got right. Change was upon the country, and its people deserved one last message from a man who had led it through many dangers. His long life was nearing its end, and America’s oldest president would soon hand power to the youngest ever elected. ![]() ![]() But perhaps he also thought of the advancements he had witnessed: economic revival and a new standard of living, an unpopular war imperfectly ended, and a world still thriving despite the threat of atomic devastation. Two world wars, nations devastated and then reborn, and the constant menace of a new enemy armed with terrible weapons. He looked down at the speech, his last to the nation he had served for almost a half-century, and his thoughts no doubt turned to the tumultuous events of his life. The president sat at his desk in the Oval Office as technicians scurried about setting up lights and cameras. ![]()
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