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Article: The man who changed America Park II: president Eisenhower achieved his Grand Plan for the Interstate System with passage of the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956--but his interest in the new highways didn't end there.
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- Public Roads
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- May 1, 2003
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On July 27, 1955, the U.S. House of Representatives dealt President Dwight D. Eisenhower's hopes for the Interstate System a bitter defeat. His proposal, developed by General Lucius D. Clay and tinkered with by other Administration officials, went down to an expected defeat in the House. The bill generated little support and much opposition.
Observers then expected support for a bill developed by Representative George Fallon (D-MD), chairman of the Subcommittee on Roads. With help from Francis ("Frank") C. Turner of the U.S. Bureau of Public Roads (BPR), Fallon had drafted a bill that seemed to offer an acceptable compromise. The "National System of Interstate ...