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FRA Gives Green Light to Rebuild BWI Rail Station, Increase Service and Reliability
Completed environmental review allows Maryland to secure funds for final design and construction
WASHINGTON – The Federal Railroad Administration (FRA) issued a...
Comments on the Memorandum for and against the creation of a Department of Transportation
This is an analysis of the attached paper commenting on a proposed Department of Transportation.
From the Under Secretary of Commerce and Transportation, Alan S. Boyd.
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Letter to President Lyndon B. Johnson from WH Advisor Joe Califano
White House domestic policy chief Joseph Califano, Jr.'s letter to President Lyndon B. Johnson planning a meeting wtih Secretaries Connor and Boyd to develop a Department of Transportation as...
Creation of a 12th Cabinet Post
The proposal for a Cabinet-level Department of Transportation consolidating various existing transportation agencies.
Cabinet created on March 9, 1966...
Department of Commerce response to proposal for Department of Transportation
Memoriandum for:
The White House
Data posted: December 22, 1965
Halaby Letter Proposing Creation of the Department of Transportation
Letter from Najeeb Halaby, Administrator of the independent Federal Aviation Agency, who proposed the idea of a cabinet-level Department of Transportation to President Lyndon Johnson’s aides...
Legislative Chronology of the Department of Transportation Bill
Timeline of events from January 12, 1966 through October 15, 1966 outlining the key dates that resulted in both Houses acceptance and the President, Lyndon B.Johnson, signing the Department...
Origins of the Department of Transportation
The Department of Transportation represents the combination of organizations in existence at the time of enactment of the DOT stature on August 15, 1966.
This document summarizes the...