In Memoriam: Alan S. Boyd
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2018-07-08
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Alternative Title:In Memoriam: Alan S. Boyd: The First Secretary of Transportation
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Edition:FHWA Highway History Website Articles
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Abstract:The idea of a Department of Transportation (DOT) has a long history, but President Johnson made it a reality in 1966. To be the chief public advocate for the idea, he selected Boyd, then 44 years old. As chief advocate, Boyd promoted the proposal with industry groups, the press, and especially on Capitol Hill. President Johnson signed the Department of Transportation Act on October 15, 1966. The new DOT would bring together 31agencies and bureaus, including the Commerce Department’s Bureau of Public Roads (BPR), which had by far the largest budget ($4.4 billion) in a DOT with an initial total budget of $6.6 billion.
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Content Notes:The original format of this document was an active HTML page(s) located under https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/infrastructure/history.cfm. The Federal Highway Administration converted the HTML page(s) into an Adobe® Acrobat® PDF file to preserve and support reuse of the information it contained. The intellectual content of this PDF is an authentic capture of the original HTML file. Hyperlinks and other functions of the HTML webpage may have been lost, and this version of the content may not fully work with screen reading software.
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