I found myself marveling last Sunday, as I was driving south on I-55 in Illinois, about the wonders of the freeway system in this country.
The story is that President Eisenhower saw the wisdom and necessity of having immediately accessible roads crossing the country, as a result of his experience as a war-time general.
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Mr. President, I for one am grateful.
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