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The United States Department of Transportation (USDOT or DOT) is one of the executive departments of the U.S. federal government. It is headed by the secretary of transportation, who reports directly to the president of the United States and is a member of the president's Cabinet.

Prior to the creation of the Department of Transportation, its functions were administered by the under secretary of commerce for transportation. In 1965, Najeeb Halaby, administrator of the Federal Aviation Agency (predecessor to the Federal Aviation Administration, FAA), suggested to President Lyndon B. Johnson that transportation be elevated to a cabinet-level post, and that the FAA be folded into the DOT.

It was established by Congress in the Department of Transportation Act on October 15, 1966. The department began operation on April 1, 1967.

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referencedIn Mertz, Lee, 1920-1993. William L. Mertz transportation collection, 1955-1990. George Mason University, Fenwick Library
referencedIn Volpe, John A. John A. Volpe papers, 1943-1977. Northeastern University, Snell Library
referencedIn Florida. Dept. of Transportation. Federal funds apportionment files, 1955-1975. Florida State Archive
referencedIn Singer, S. Fred (Siegfried Fred), 1924-. S. Fred Singer papers, 1953-1989, bulk 1960-1980. American Institute of Physics, Niels Bohr Library
referencedIn Brock Adams papers, 1947-1993, 1965-1992 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Southeast Women's Employment Coalition Records, (bulk, 1868-1991, 1981-1990) David M. Rubenstein Rare Book & Manuscript Library
creatorOf Adriance Memorial Library (Poughkeepsie, N.Y.). Poughkeepsie railroad bridge collection, 1866-1980. Campbell University, Wiggins Memorial Library
referencedIn William L. Mertz transportation collection, 1955-1990 George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives
referencedIn Dennis L. Thomson research papers, 1990 L. Tom Perry Special Collections
referencedIn Sitton, Paul L., 1926-1987. Paul L. Sitton papers, 1962-1987. Emory University. Special Collections and Archives
referencedIn Stickel, Edward R., collector. Edward Stickel collection, 1931-1987. Hagley Museum & Library
referencedIn Judge Mattie Belle Davis Papers, 1936-1998 Special Collections & Archives, FIU Libraries
referencedIn Krause, Robert A., 1950-. Papers, 1974-1990. Iowa State Historical Society
referencedIn St. Louis Metropolitan Area Airport Authority. Authority minutes, October 5, 1970-May 21, 1980. Illinois State Archive
referencedIn Murray, Gordon M. Gordon Murray papers, 1811-1971, bulk 1966-1971. George Washington University
referencedIn Adams, Brock, 1927-2004. Brock Adams photograph collection, circa 1920-1992 (bulk 1959-1992) [graphic]. University of Washington. Libraries
referencedIn Spong, William B. (William Belser), 1920-1997. Papers of William B. Spong. 1965-1974. University of Virginia. Library
referencedIn Floyd B. McKissick Papers, 1940s-1980s University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Library. Southern Historical Collection
referencedIn Hibbs, Albert R., 1924-2003. Morgantown project origins : memo to distribution, 1970 Dec 17. Jet Propulsion Laboratory Library and Archives
referencedIn Langston University. Presidents Office records, 1962-1993. Langston University Library, G. Lamar Harrison Library
referencedIn Thomas B. Deen papers, 1957-1995 George Mason University. Libraries. Special Collections & Archives
referencedIn Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. Records, 1935-1983. Hagley Museum & Library
creatorOf Sender, Stanton P., 1932-1995. Stanton P. Sender papers, 1955-1992. University of Denver, University Libraries, Anderson Academic Commons
creatorOf Colorado Dept. of Highways. Boulder and Surrounding Area highway map, 1972. Boulder Public Library
referencedIn Walter L. Mazan papers, 1957-1973 Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Younger, J. Arthur (Jesse Arthur), 1893-1967. J. Arthur Younger papers, 1964-1968. Stanford University. Department of Special Collections and University Archives
referencedIn Trent, Darrell Melvin, 1938-. Darrell Melvin Trent papers, 1970-1988. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Deen, Thomas B. Thomas Blackburn Deen papers, 1980-1994. George Mason University, Fenwick Library
referencedIn Mazan, Walter L. Walter L. Mazan papers, 1957-1973. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn James Montgomery Beggs papers, 1959-1981. Hoover Institution Archives
referencedIn Auerbach Associates. Records, 1958-1981. University of Minnesota, Minneapolis
referencedIn Thomson, Dennis L., 1935-. Research papers, ca. 1990. Harold B. Lee Library
referencedIn Beggs, James Montgomery, 1926-. James Montgomery Beggs papers, 1959-1981. Stanford University, Hoover Institution Library
referencedIn Polenske, Karen R. Karen R. Polenske rReports, 1967-1989. Cornell University Library
referencedIn Inventory of the Francis C. Turner Papers TAMU ARCH 00126., 1929-1997 Cushing Memorial Library,
referencedIn Brock Adams photograph collection, circa 1920-1992, 1959-1992 University of Washington Libraries Special Collections
referencedIn Seattle (Wash.). Mayor. Wesley C. Uhlman mayoral records, 1956-1978 bulk 1970-1977. Seattle Municipal Archives
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associatedWith Aircraft Owners and Pilots Association. corporateBody
associatedWith Auerbach Associates. corporateBody
associatedWith Beggs, James Montgomery, 1926- person
leaderOf Buttigieg, Pete, 1982- person
associatedWith Colorado Dept. of Highways. corporateBody
associatedWith Deen, Thomas B. person
associatedWith Florida. Dept. of Transportation. corporateBody
associatedWith Hibbs, Albert R., 1924-2003. person
associatedWith Krause, Robert A., 1950- person
associatedWith Langston University. corporateBody
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associatedWith Mazan, Walter L. person
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associatedWith Mertz, Lee, 1920-1993. person
associatedWith Miami Dade Women's Archive corporateBody
associatedWith Murray, Gordon M. person
associatedWith Polenske, Karen R. person
associatedWith Seattle (Wash.). Mayor. corporateBody
associatedWith Sender, Stanton P., 1932-1995. person
associatedWith Singer, S. Fred (Siegfried Fred), 1924- person
associatedWith Sitton, Paul L., 1926-1987. person
associatedWith Southeast Women's Employment Coalition corporateBody
associatedWith Southeast Women's Employment Coalition corporateBody
associatedWith Spong, William B. (William Belser), 1920-1997. person
associatedWith Stickel, Edward R., collector. person
associatedWith St. Louis Metropolitan Area Airport Authority. corporateBody
associatedWith Thomson, Dennis L., 1935- person
associatedWith Trent, Darrell Melvin, 1938- person
associatedWith Turner, Francis Cutler, 1908- person
associatedWith United States. Federal Aviation Administration corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Federal Highway Administration corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Federal Railroad Administration corporateBody
associatedWith United States. Federal Transit Administration corporateBody
correspondedWith Volpe, John A. person
associatedWith Younger, J. Arthur (Jesse Arthur), 1893-1967. person
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Constructing railroads
Constructing roads
Transportation

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Establishment 1966

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