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(Expanded)
The following is an expanded version of material in "The Man Who Changed America."
Although the 1919 convoy shaped Eisenhower's views, his perspective would be supplemented years later by his observations of the German autobahn network of freeways.
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Rock Island, Ill.
November 3, 1919.
| From: | Lt. Col. D.D. Eisenhower. |
| TO: | Chief Motor Transport Corps, (Through Military Channels). |
| SUBJ. ... |
A variety of research studies have been performed using data from HSIS. Many of the final publications prepared are now available electronically. A complete list of available publications is provided below.
by Kevin E. Heanue
by Lee Mertz
In the late fifties, General J. S. Bragdon, working for the President, made some very serious charges against the Bureau of Public Roads' (BPR) stewardship of the Interstate highway program and recommended far-reaching changes in the program. Among other...
May 1955
On March 18, 1955, Senator Stuart Symington of Missouri submitted comments that appeared in the Congressional Record:
Mr. SYMINGTON. I should like to make a few comments on another subject.
Mr. President, knowing of the great interest in the various...
by Lee Mertz
499 was 499 Pennsylvania Avenue in Washington, D.C., where I used to work. Many things happened there and these are my recollections.
499 was the headquarters of the Regional Highway Planning Committee, an operation funded and directed...
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