Reminiscences of Juan Eugenio Maggi, 1972
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- Name
- Maggi, Juan E., 1903- (Interviewee)
- Romero, Luis Alberto (Interviewer)
- Title
- Reminiscences of Juan Eugenio Maggi, 1972
- Abstract
- Civil engineering degree, 1925; work for various electric power companies in interior; early political activity and interest in nationalizing public services; Control Commission of Buenos Aires Transportation, 1938; to province of Mendoza, 1943-45, in charge of economy, public works, water resources; Director General Electric Power (CEDE), 1945-47; National Director of Water and Energy, 1947-51; ac tivities of post-war council; detailed discussion of sources of power and energy in Argentina: ownership, networks, financing rates, equipment, personnel, new construction; description of major projects: Salto Grande joint commission with Uruguay, Rio Turbio attempt to mine and transport coal;: Minister of Transport, 1951-55: nationalization of railways, strikes and labor issues, comparison with trucking, air and water transportation, infrastructure, maintenance, comparison with other railway systems; problems of Buenos Aires transportation, surface and underground; role of Economic Council; petroleum policy
- Collection Name
- Argentina project
- Subjects
- Cabinet officers--Argentina; Engineers; Energy facilities; Energy policy; Transportation; Argentina Politics and government 20th century; Argentina Economic conditions 1918-; Maggi, Juan E., 1903-
- Format
- oral histories
- Genre
- Interviews
- Date
- 1972
- Physical Description
- 129 pages
- Note (Biographical)
- Engineer, government official, cabinet minister
- Note (Language)
- In Spanish
- Note
- Interviewed by Luis Alberto Romero on April 27 and May 15, 1972
- Language
- Spanish
- Library Location
- Columbia Center for Oral History, Columbia University
- Catalog Record
- 16775236
- Persistent URL
- https://dx.doi.org/10.7916/w927-7g07
- Related URLs
- Available digital content for this interview.