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Episode #130Host - Theo Mayer100 Years Ago This Week: Ike’s Big Road Trip - Host |@ Remembering Veterans: Veterans History Project - Col Karen Lloyd USA (ret.) |@ Spotlight On the media: Ernst Jünger Documentary - Elsa Minisini |@ Articles & Posts - Weekly Dispatch - Host |@ World War I - THEN100 Years Ago This WeekIke’s Big Road TripSourcesHighway History, Federal Highway Administration, https://www.fhwa.dot.gov/interstate/history.cfmPfeiffer, David A., “Ike’s Interstates at 50,” Prologue Magazine, The National Archives of the United States, https://www.archives.gov/publications/prologue/2006/summer/interstates.htmlKlein, Christopher, “The Epic Road Trip that Inspired the Interstate Highway System, https://www.history.com/news/the-epic-road-trip-that-inspired-the-interstate-highway-systemThompson, Helen, “How a Hellish Road Trip Revolutionized America’s Highways,” Smithsonian, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/1919-ike-took-hellish-road-trip-across-us-180956284/“1919 Transcontinental Motor Convoy,” https://www.dwightdeisenhower.com/368/1919-Transcontinental-Motor-ConvoyCook, Kevin L., “Ike’s Road Trip,” American History, https://www.historynet.com/ikes-road-trip.htmhttps://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1919/07/01/issue.htmlWorld War I - NOWRemembering VeteransVeterans’ History Project - Gold Star Family Voices Act - Col. Karen Lloydhttp://www.loc.gov/vets/https://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/family-ties/stories-of-service/submit-a-story-of-service.htmlhttps://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/commemorate/family-ties/wwi-genealogy-research-guide.htmlhttps://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/communicate/press-media/wwi-centennial-news/6129-veterans-history-project-updates-collections-policy-and-scope-includes-gold-star-voices.htmlhttps://blogs.loc.gov/folklife/2016/11/new-director-appointed-to-lead-veterans-history-project/https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/114/s3419https://www.congress.gov/congressional-report/114th-congress/house-report/663https://www.goldstarmoms.com/legislative-news.htmlSpotlight on the Media“The Red and The Gray” - Elsa Minisimihttps://www.worldwar1centennial.org/index.php/articles-posts/6206-the-red-and-the-gray.htmlhttp://ww1cc.org/wwrite https://www.britannica.com/biography/Ernst-Jungerhttps://fidmarseille.org/en/personnalite/elsa-minisini/Articles and PostsHighlight from the Dispatch Newsletter - Hosthttp://ww1cc.org/dispatch Sponsors:The U.S. World War One Centennial CommissionThe Pritzker Military Museum & LibraryThe Starr FoundationThe Doughboy FoundationProduction:Executive Producer: Dan DaytonProducer & Host: Theo MayerLine Producer: Katalin LaszloLine Producer in Training: Juliette CowallWritten by: Theo Mayer and David KramerInterview EditingMac Nelsen Tim CroweResearch and support: JL Michaud