This is a series of memos from February 1966 describing the Administration’s attempts to reach out to key Members of Congress in advance of the formal release of the bill creating a new Department of…
February 4, 1966 letter from FAA Administrator Charles “Bozo” McKee to White House Budget Director Charles Schultze expressing the views of the Federal Aviation Administration on the draft bill creating a new Department of Transportation.
Video of President Johnson’s State of the Union address delivered to Congress on January 12, 1966. Fast forward to the 22 minute mark for his mention of a highway safety agenda and to the 23…
Text of the Department of Transportation Act of 1966 as transmitted to Congress by President Johnson on March 2, 1966 and introduced in the Senate on that date by Sen. Warren Magnuson (D-WA) as S….
January 28, 1966 memo to President Johnson from White House aides Joseph Califano, Jr. and Lee White recommending specific components of a new Department of Transportation and asking the President to side with them on…
February 1, 1966 memo from Joseph Califano, Jr. and Lee White to President Johnson asking for the formal sign-off on the transportation message and asking his approval to recommend the ICC chairman be appointed by…
January 21, 1966 memo from Commerce Secretary John Connor to White House domestic policy advisor Joseph Califano, Jr. suggesting the President create a blue-ribbon panel to support the creation of a Department of Transportation, suggesting…
Series of memos to President Johnson from White House staff in January 1966 detailing their outreach to Senate Commerce Committee chairman Warren Magnuson (D-WA), Senator Abraham Ribicoff (D-CT), and House Commerce Committee chairman Harley Staggers…
This is a January 10, 1966 “Eyes-Only” memo from Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation Alan S. Boyd to White House domestic policy czar Joseph Califano, Jr. The Boyd memo is a direct response to…
This a series of three undated memos sent by Under Secretary of Commerce for Transportation Alan Boyd to White House domestic affairs chief Joseph Califano, Jr. along with an undated cover letter (which we believe…
December 22, 1965 memo from Commerce Secretary John Connor to White House domestic policy czar Joseph Califano expressing concerns about certain aspects of a proposed Department of Transportation.
December 20, 1965 confidential memo from FAA Administrator William F. “Bozo” McKee in opposition to the creation of a Department of Transportation.