President Dwight D. Eisenhower left the presidential office after serving two very peaceful terms; when he left, the country went to war in the 1960s against Vietnam, and “Ike” was very much missed. Although Eisenhower was a popular president in the public’s eyes during both hi terms, his leadership and political abilities were only appreciated after his presidency. It took a war for the American people to realize how great of a peacekeeper Eisenhower was. During his presidency, war seemed imminent all the time. However, he always made the correct political maneuvers in order to avoid it, as peace was always his main goal. Furthermore, because he was able to keep America at peace, Eisenhower had more time to chip away at different domestic problems. One of the solutions he brought to the table was America’s greatest highway
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One of these problems was road inefficiency. Automobiles were not nearly as common at the end of the 19th century as they are nowadays. At that time in American history, cars were luxuries as opposed to daily necessities. But as time went on and companies other than Ford began to hop onto the automobile industry, cars became more apparent in American garages. By the time Eisenhower came into power, cars were quite common and necessary for daily life to function. And problems with roads began to show. Roads were ineffective, not well maintained, and were prone to cause traffic jams. This ineffectiveness of the road systems during the 1950s was limiting the potential growth of a new and productive industry. Eisenhower recognized the automobile industry’s potential and decided to enact new policies to foster its growth. President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. This bill created 43,000-miles of the Interstate Highway System that would provide the public with safe transcontinental
One of these problems was road inefficiency. Automobiles were not nearly as common at the end of the 19th century as they are nowadays. At that time in American history, cars were luxuries as opposed to daily necessities. But as time went on and companies other than Ford began to hop onto the automobile industry, cars became more apparent in American garages. By the time Eisenhower came into power, cars were quite common and necessary for daily life to function. And problems with roads began to show. Roads were ineffective, not well maintained, and were prone to cause traffic jams. This ineffectiveness of the road systems during the 1950s was limiting the potential growth of a new and productive industry. Eisenhower recognized the automobile industry’s potential and decided to enact new policies to foster its growth. President Dwight Eisenhower signed the Federal-Aid Highway Act of 1956. This bill created 43,000-miles of the Interstate Highway System that would provide the public with safe transcontinental