A press release announces a device that appears quite similar to GPS technology: "a new experimental road-vehicle communications system...that would remind the motorist of speed and traffic signs, enable him to summon help in an emergency, and…
This lesson plan studies legislation passed in response to President Lyndon Baines Johnson's call for America to become a "Great Society." It is designed to assist teachers with using primary source materials to integrate Congress into history,…
HR 13361, the Childhood Nutrition Act, was introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on March 7, 1966. During the 1960s, President Lyndon Johnson’s landmark set of domestic programs, known as the Great Society, refocused attention on issues of…
Explanatory document outlining amendments to the National School Lunch Act as proposed by Senate Bill 3467, sent to Senator Herman Talmadge by Josephine Martin, State Supervisor, Georgia School Food Service Program, June 22, 1966.
Letter from Jack Nix, superintendent, Georgia Department of Education to Congressman Maston O’Neal offering feedback on proposed amendments to the Childhood Nutrition Act, June 17, 1966.
A letter to Representative Gallagher from New Jersey Secretary of Agriculture expressing concern about certain provisions of the Fair Packaging and Labeling Act that may preempt state authority, especially concerning weights and measures. Includes…
These campaign materials highlight Senator Abraham Ribicoff's (D-CT) involvement in legislation related to fair packaging and labeling, traffic safety, and child safety, and place these activities in the context of other legislation related to…
This script outlines the questions asked by Senator Thomas Dodd (D-CT) when interviewing Esther Peterson on the Connecticut Radio-TV Program. Peterson was the Assistant Secretary of Labor and the first Chairman of the first President's Committee on…