Malcolm Moos
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| 10th President of the University of Minnesota | |
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| Preceded by | O. Meredith Wilson |
| Succeeded by | C. Peter Magrath |
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Malcolm Charles Moos (April 19, 1916 – January 28, 1982)[1] was an American political scientist, speechwriter, and academic administrator. He was a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University for two decades. As a speechwriter, Moos wrote President Dwight Eisenhower's final warning about the influence of the military-industrial complex in 1961. Moos then served as the president of the University of Minnesota from 1967 to 1974.
Early life
Moos was born on April 19, 1916, in Saint Paul, Minnesota.[2][3] He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the University of Minnesota.[4] He received his doctorate, also in political science, from the University of California at Berkeley.[5]
Career
Moos first taught at the University of Minnesota.[3] He was a fellow at the University of California and a research assistant at the University of Alabama.[3] He taught at the University of Wyoming in 1942, then at Johns Hopkins University for 21 years.[4][3] He was also an associate editor of the Baltimore Evening Sun.[4]
Moos joined President Eisenhower's staff as a special assistant in 1957 and became his chief speechwriter in 1958. Among the many speeches Moos wrote for Eisenhower was Eisenhower's 1961 valedictory speech, which warned of the influence of the military-industrial complex.[4]
Moos taught political science at Columbia University for three years and worked for the Rockefeller family for two years.[4] He was director of policy and planning at the Ford Foundation from 1964 to 1967.[4]
Moos served as the president of the University of Minnesota from 1967 to 1974.[6][4] In 1967, he became the first native Minnesotan and alumnus to serve as a University of Minnesota president.[5] During his tenure, Moos faced the rise of civil rights and anti-war protests.[4]
In 1974, Moos was appointed executive director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara, California.[3] In 1978, he ran for the United States Senate as a Republican but failed to win the nomination.[3]
Personal life and death
Moos married Margaret Tracy Gager, and he had five children.[3] He died in his sleep at his home in northern Minnesota in 1982.[3] He was said to have had a heart condition.[2]
See also
References
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- ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding Library of Congress Linked Data Service: linked authority record n97075381.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Ex-Ike Aide Dies". The Nashua Telegraph. Nashua, New Hampshire. January 29, 1982. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Malcolm Moos, former 'U' president and Eisenhower aide, is dead at 65". Star Tribune. Minneapolis, Minnesota. January 29, 1982. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e f g h Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content.Anderson, Dave (January 29, 1982). "Malcolm Moos, who lived in limelight, dies in solitude". The Minneapolis Star. pp. 1, 4. Retrieved June 23, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."Malcolm Moos, 1967-1974". Office of the President. University of Minnesota. Retrieved June 23, 2019.
- ^ Page Module:Citation/CS1/styles.css has no content."University of Minnesota - Presidential History". University of Minnesota. 7 November 2019. Archived from the original on 1 August 2024. Retrieved August 1, 2024.
External links
- Records of Malcolm C. Moos, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
- Finding aid for Malcolm Moos Oral History, Dwight D. Eisenhower Presidential Library
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