1965 (Sep. 9) BoB Summary of Transportation Task Force Report
September 9, 1965 Bureau of the Budget summary of the recommendations of the 1965 Transportation Task Force’s report.
1965 (Aug. 20) BoB Memo to Califano on Halaby Letter
August 20, 1965 memo from Bureau of the Budget Directory Charles Schultze to White House senior domestic policy aide Joseph Califano expressing BoB’s views on the recommendations of outgoing Federal Aviation Agency head Najeeb Halaby…
1965 (Aug. 18) Letter from Commerce Secretary Connor to President Johnson
August 18, 1965 letter from Commerce Secretary John Connor to President Johnson recommending the creation of a National Transportation Council (modeled after the National Security Council).
1965 (Oct. 22) Memo from Under Secretary Boyd to Joe Califano with Initial DOT Recommendations
October 22, 1965 memo from Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation Alan Boyd to White House domestic policy chief Joseph Califano, Jr. The memo transmits two papers dealing with transportation organization that Califano had requested…
1965 (Sep. 22) Decision Memo for LBJ on 1966 Transportation Agenda
September 22, 1965 decision memo for President Johnson from Joseph Califano asking Johnson’s approval to order the Commerce Department to prepare plans for the creation of a Department of Transportation, a reorganization of transportation regulatory…
1964 (Oct. 16) BoB Update on Transportation Task Force Status
October 16, 1964 memo from Bureau of the Budget Assistant Director Gordon Murray summarizing the conclusions of the 1964 transportation task force as of its third meeting.
1964 (Jun. 22) BoB to WH Issue Paper on Transportation Task Force
June 22, 1964 memo from Bureau of the Budget Director Kermit Gordon to White House aide Douglass Cater to prepare Cater for a meeting with Bill Moyers to discuss issues facing the 1964 transportation task…
1943 Seizure of the Railroad Industry
Detailed plan by the War Department for seizing control of all U.S railroads, approved by President Roosevelt on December 27, 1943 to avert a railroad labor strike.
1964 White House Transportation Task Force Report
November 1964 final report of the President’s Task Force on Transportation, which recommended (among many other things) that a federal Department of Transportation be created.
1978 Airline Deregulation Bill Signing Ceremony Memo and Remarks
Briefing memo and prepared remarks for President Carter for the October 24, 1978 White House signing ceremony for S. 2493, the airline deregulation bill. Contains a list of ceremony participants and the President’s handwritten emphasis…
Transportation Policy History – Archive of Etw Articles
Someone once asked me if all of the transportation policy history articles I have written for ETW were collected in one place. They were not, so now they are. Multi-Part Series: A Conversation With Alan Boyd, the First U.S. Secretary of Transportation Part 1 (February…
Surface Transportation Policy Partnership Archive
For over a quarter century, the Surface Transportation Policy Project (STPP) worked to ensure safer communities and smarter transportation choices that enhance the economy, improve public health, promote social equity, and protect the environment. From its earliest days impacting the landmark Intermodal Surface Transportation Efficiency Act of 1991, STPP was always on the vanguard of transportation reform in the United States.
Eno is proud to host the archive of STPP’s website which contains a repository of STPP reports, information, and activities.