We had the baby boom. And then everybody got a brandnew car. Cars were made again and we had to show or family where we trained at the great lakes or down in oklahoma or out in texas or in california, and people took to the road. And the wartime blended right into peacetime into the great long heyday of route 66. The late 40s, throughout the 50s, 60s, even into the 70s. Even after president eisenhower in 1956 signed actually the death warrant for the road, the interstate highway act which led to the creation of five interstate highways that tried to take route 66s place from chicago to santa monica. But it wasnt until the mid 1980s that the last shields went down. Thats when the decertification was complete. The federal shields were down. Now we had the interstates, 55 and 44 and 40 and 15 and 10. And route 66 went into a bit of a limbo. Its so many things that is the road is so many things. Much more than just the physical road itself. For many people its not for many people. Its nost
We had the baby boom. And then everybody got a brandnew car. Cars were made again and we had to show or family where we trained at the great lakes or down in oklahoma or out in texas or in california, and people took to the road. And the wartime blended right into peacetime into the great long heyday of route 66. The late 40s, throughout the 50s, 60s, even into the 70s. Even after president eisenhower in 1956 signed actually the death warrant for the road, the interstate highway act which led to the creation of five interstate highways that tried to take route 66s place from chicago to santa monica. But it wasnt until the mid 1980s that the last shields went down. Thats when the decertification was complete. The federal shields were down. Now we had the interstates, 55 and 44 and 40 and 15 and 10. And route 66 went into a bit of a limbo. Its so many things that is the road is so many things. Much more than just the physical road itself. For many people its not for many people. Its nost
Eats 8 00 p. M. Eastern on cspan. Every weekend, book tv brings you 48 hours of nonfiction books and authors. Heres whats coming up this weekend. Saturday at 5 45 p. M. Eastern, photographer Matthew Christopher tells the stories behind his series of photos of abandoned schools, factories, zoos and Beach Front Properties across the u. S. Abandoned america, dismantling the dream. At 8 00 p. M. Joseph book talks about his book, my father and attius finch. About 1930s alabama. He spoke at the 28th southern festival of books in nashville. At 10 00 p. M. , professor ellen silvergeld looks at farming methods and technology and the impact on the environment and workers on her latest book chickenizing farms and food how industrial meat production endangers workers, animals and consumers. Professor silvergeld is interviewed by former u. S. Secretary of agriculture dan glickman. Most people in america havent really been on a farm. Maybe they go to the county fair but they dont know what it is to
West front of the capital which faces the national mall. This is just under 25 minutes. This is currently courtesy of the u. S. In a recording studio. [applause] governor, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath . Place your left and on the bible and raise right hand and repeat after me. I, Ronald Reagan do solemnly swear. Governor reagan i, Ronald Reagan do solemnly swear. I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States. And will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States. So help you got you god. Congratulations, sir. A™ [applause] the president of the United States. [cheers] president reagan thank you. Thank you. Senator hatfield, mr. Chief justice, mr. President , Vice President bush, Vice President mondale, senator baker, speaker oneill, reverend moomaw, and my fellow citizens, to a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a comm
West front of the capital which faces the national mall. This is just under 25 minutes. This is currently courtesy of the u. S. In a recording studio. [applause] governor, are you prepared to take the constitutional oath . Place your left and on the bible and raise right hand and repeat after me. I, Ronald Reagan do solemnly swear. Governor reagan i, Ronald Reagan do solemnly swear. I will faithfully execute the office of president of the United States. And will to the best of my ability, preserve, protect and defend the constitution of the United States. So help you got you god. Congratulations, sir. A™ [applause] the president of the United States. [cheers] president reagan thank you. Thank you. Senator hatfield, mr. Chief justice, mr. President , Vice President bush, Vice President mondale, senator baker, speaker oneill, reverend moomaw, and my fellow citizens, to a few of us here today this is a solemn and most momentous occasion, and yet in the history of our nation it is a comm