Reminiscences of Elwood R. Quesada, 1968
- Name
- Quesada, Elwood R. (Elwood Richard), 1904-1993 (Interviewee)
- Luter, John (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Elwood R. Quesada, 1968
- Abstract
- 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
- Collection Name
- Eisenhower administration project
- Subjects
- Air pilots; Government executives--United States; Aeronautics--Safety measures; Aeronautics--Law and legislation; Aeronautics, Commercial; United States Politics and government 1953-1961; Quesada, Elwood R. (Elwood Richard), 1904-1993; Eisenhower, Dwight D. (Dwight David), 1890-1969; United States. Federal Aviation Agency
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1968
- Physical Description
- 88 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Air Force officer, government executive
- Note
- Interviewed by John Luter on September 12, 1967 and January 26, 1968
- Note (Provenance)
- Elwood R. Quesada, Gift 1972
- Language
- English
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
Browse Location’s Digital Content
- Catalog Record
- 13787822
- Also In
- Oral History Archives at Columbia
- Time-Based Media
- Time-Based Media
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/d8-5a8z-ht50
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.