He also warned against academia and its threat to research. He pointed out academia would focus on what they considered what the government should demand. At least the “military industrial speech cautioned that it isn’t evil or bad, as long as the people kept a watchful eye. Why no one talks about academia and how they push the government to their favored subject. His notes are an interesting read.
There is now also a Social-Welfare-NGO complex that is arguably a lot worse. But Eisenhower probably didn’t see that coming.