On what occasion did President Eisenhower warn against the “military-industrial complex”?

In President Eisenhower’s farewell address of January 17, 1961, a few days before Kennedy took office, Eisenhower said:

“In the councils of government, we must guard against the acquisition of unwarranted influence, whether sought or unsought, by the military-industrial complex.”

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