Malcolm Moos

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 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. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in political science from the University of Minnesota. He received his doctorate, also in political science, from the University of California at Berkeley.

Career Moos first taught at the University of Minnesota. In 1967, he became the first native Minnesotan and alumnus to serve as a University of Minnesota president. During his tenure, Moos faced the rise of civil rights and anti-war protests.

In 1974, Moos was appointed executive director of the Center for the Study of Democratic Institutions in Santa Barbara, California. In 1978, he ran for the United States Senate as a Republican but failed to win the nomination.

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 had a heart condition.