Malcolm Charles Moos (April 19, 1916 – January 28, 1982) was an American political scientist, speechwriter and academic administrator. He was a professor of Political Science at

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for two decades. As a speechwriter, Moos wrote President

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's final warning about the influence of the military-industrial complex in 1961. Moos then served as the president of the

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from 1967 to 1974.

Early life

Moos was born on April 19, 1916 in

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. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in

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from the

. He went on to receive his doctorate, also in political science, from the

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Career

Moos first taught at the

. He was a fellow at the

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and a research assistant at the

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. He taught at the

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in 1942, followed by

for 21 years. He was also an

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of the ''

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''. Moos joined President Eisenhower's staff as a special assistant in 1957 and became his chief

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in 1958. Among the many speeches Moos wrote for President Eisenhower, he wrote Eisenhower's valedictory speech which warned of the influence of the military-industrial complex in 1961. Moos taught Political Science at

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for three years and he worked for the

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for two years. He was director of policy and planning at the

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from 1964 to 1967. Moos served as the president of the

from 1967 to 1974. In 1967, Moos became the first native Minnesotan and alumnus to serve as a University of Minnesota president. During his tenure, Moos faced the rise of

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and

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. Moos was appointed as executive director at the

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in 1974. He tried to run for the United States Senate as a

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but failed to secure the nomination in 1978.

Personal life and death

Moos married Margaret Tracy Gager, and he had five children. He died in his sleep at his home in northern Minnesota in 1982. He was said to have a heart condition.

References

External links

Records of Malcolm C. Moos, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
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