Moos, Malcolm Charles, 1916-....

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Birth 1916

Biographical notes:

Malcolm C. Moos, B.A. (1937), M.A. (1938) University of Minnesota; Ph.D. (1942) University of California, Los Angeles. Professor of political science, Johns Hopkins University (1942-1961), associate editor of the Baltimore Sun (1945-1948), speechwriter and administrative aid to President Dwight D. Eisenhower (1957-1961), member of the President's Commission on Campaign Costs (1961-1962), advisor on public affairs to Rockefeller Brothers, Inc. (1961-1963), visiting professor Columbia University (1963-1967), director of the Ford Foundation's Office of Government and Law (1964-1967), president of the University of Minnesota (1967-1974).

Malcolm Moos was born in St. Paul, Minnesota on April 16, 1916. He earned his B.A. and M.A. in political science from the University of Minnesota, and his Ph.D. from the University of California, Los Angeles. As a research assistant at the University of Alabama from 1941-1942, he authored State Penal Administration in Alabama , in which he detailed convict road camps by living in them. Later, his book contributed to state prison reform in Alabama. Moos was a professor of political science at Johns Hopkins University from 1942-1961 and a visiting professor at Columbia University from 1963-1967. He served as director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara, CA (1974) and of the Ford Foundations Office of Government and Law (1964-1967).

In 1957, Moos became a speechwriter for President Dwight D. Eisenhower; in 1958 he was also appointed as administrative assistant to the president. Moos was credited with introducing the phrase "military-industrial complex" into President Eisenhower's farewell address. In 1967, Moos was appointed as the 10th president of the University of Minnesota, the first alumnus to hold the position. His tenure as president was marked by anti-war protests and civil unrest. Malcolm Moos resigned as university president in 1974 and died on January 28, 1982, at the age of 65.

From the guide to the Malcolm Moos papers, circa 1940-1982, (University of Minnesota Libraries. University of Minnesota Archives [uarc])