Malcolm Moos

Malcolm Moos
10th President of the
University of Minnesota
In office
1967–1974
Preceded byO. Meredith Wilson
Succeeded byC. Peter Magrath
Personal details
Born(1916-04-19)April 19, 1916
Saint Paul, Minnesota
DiedJanuary 28, 1982(1982-01-28) (aged 65)
Ten Mile Lake, Minnesota

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.