Metro’s Father Passes Away
May 29, 2006 at 5:18 am
Former Connecticut Democratic Rep. Robert Giaimo recently passed away. He may not be a household name these days, but anyone who rides the Metro should be indebted to him. George Mason Univeristy Prof. Zachary Schrag’s wonderful new book The Great Society Subway recounts how in 1971 Gaimo defeated powerful House power brokers to get the House to approve Metro funding. Giaimo called himself “the father of Metro.”
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