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.

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.

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…

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,…

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…

Vehicle safety invention, the Triex D-Light, is intended to decrease rear-end collisions by notifying other drivers when a vehicle is decelerating.

Letter introducing an advertising campaign for safe driving practices among teenagers

The booklet is a summary of the Highway Safety Action Program that details findings and policy recommendations, including that highway regulations should be uniform across jurisdictions and that new safety standards should be developed.

A photograph of the bill signing ceremony for the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act showing Congressman Harley O. Staggers, Chairman of the House Committee on Interstate and Foreign Commerce shaking hands with President Lyndon Baines…

An article from The Washington Post reporting the final committee vote on the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act, sending it to the House of Representatives for passage. The article describes the arduous hearings and the testimony of some…