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Kennedy administration
Extracted from the Wikipedia article Presidency of John F. Kennedy.
Transportation
The Kennedy administration tried to increase federal involvement in transportation particularly with urban transit and so did Kennedy himself. The Kennedy administration sent a letter to US Congress in 1962 saying they wanted a plan that did not put too much weight on cars and "one that did not overemphasize car ownership to thedetriment of public transportation". Effort was also put into building a supersonic airliner as it was felt the Soviet Union's efforts to build one were a threat.