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Youre watching American History tv. All weekend, every weekend, on cspan3. To join the conversation, like us on facebook at cspan history. Each week, american artifacts takes you to museums and Historic Places to learn about American History. Next, we tour the president ial vehicles collection at the Henry Ford Museum until dearborn, michigan. Transportation curator, matt anderson, shows us cars used by president s truman, eisenhower, carter, and reagan. And the and we look at the history of the automobile in the united states. And were actually standing in front of a series of president ial limousines, which tell the story of the development of president ial transportation over the last 117 years or so. Right behind me is a 1902 broem carriage that was used ....
We are actually standing in front of a series of president ial limousines, which tell the story of the development of president ial transportation over the last 117 years or so. Right behind me is the 1902 carriage used by theodore roosevelt. The automobile really becomes a force in the United States starting in the 1890s. But by the time of roosevelts administration, it is a common occurrence to see cars moving on public streets. Roosevelt, interestingly enough, for all the reputation he has as a real forwardlooking progressive, really never cared much for automobiles. He wanted to remain in horsedrawn vehicles. I think partly he thought there was a formality involved with horsedrawn transportation appropriate to the dignity of the office. He also had a man of the people image she wanted to protect. At that time, automobiles were seen as playthings of the wealthy. It would not be good to be caught in a car. So he remained in the b ....
Was assassinated. Matt my name is matt anderson. We are inside the Henry Ford Museum of american innovation. Just outside our driving america exhibit, we look at the history of the united of the automobile in the united states. We are standing in front of the series of president ial limousines which show president ial transportation over the last 117 years or so. Behind me is the 1902 carriage used by theodore roosevelt. By the time of roosevelts administration, it is a common occurrence to see cars moving on public streets. Roosevelt, interestingly enough, for all the reputation he has as a forwardlooking progressive, really never cared much for automobiles. He wanted to remain in horsedrawn vehicles. I think partly hes out there is a formality involved with horsedrawn transportation appropriate to begin to see appropriate to the agency appropriate to the dignity of the office. Remained in that for his primary transportation w ....