TO START….
Richard Nixon (1969-1974)
January 2nd, 1974
In response to an energy crisis…
55 miles per hour = 200,000 barrels a day
Sources…
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_Maximum_Speed_Law
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oil_embargo_crisis
http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/ws/index.php?pid=4332