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Today in Interstate History

October 25, 1954

President Dwight D. Eisenhower, speaking at the National Security Industrial Association's Forrestal Memorial Award Dinner, promoted his plans for an Interstate System. The president asserted "that we must give America a modern highway system." He further explained, "In addition to easing the Nation's traffic problems, we will, by this great program, powerfully stimulate healthy economic growth and strengthen the Nation's security."