Reminiscences of Elwood Richard Quesada : oral history, 1968.

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Reminiscences of Elwood Richard Quesada : oral history, 1968.

Special assistant to President Eisenhower to implement Curtis Report, 1957; administrator of Federal Aviation Agency, 1958-1960: problems enforcing safety rules, air collisions; conflicts with Airline Pilots Association; Electra aircraft; Federal Aid to Airports Act.

Transcript: 88 leaves.Tape: 2 reels.

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