Episode 1334 • • 2:44:14 - 2:46:49
1334: Kackling Kamala
Interstate Highway System History and Military Use
President Biden's speeches have occasionally conflated the 1950s Interstate Highway System with older "original" highways like Route 66. The interstate system, championed by Dwight D. Eisenhower, was designed with a military component to allow for the rapid movement of troops and the landing of aircraft. This historical precedent for infrastructure as a tool of national security was compared to Napoleon III's redesign of Paris streets.