The National Capital Transportation Agency (NCTA) was created in 1960 by President
Dwight D. Eisenhower
Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower (born David Dwight Eisenhower; ; October 14, 1890 – March 28, 1969) was an American military officer and statesman who served as the 34th president of the United States from 1953 to 1961. During World War II, ...
to comprehensively plan different modes of transportation in the
Washington, D.C.
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area.
John F. Kennedy
John Fitzgerald Kennedy (May 29, 1917 – November 22, 1963), often referred to by his initials JFK and the nickname Jack, was an American politician who served as the 35th president of the United States from 1961 until his assassination ...
appointed Darwin Stolzenbach as administrator of the NCTA, which laid the groundwork for the
Washington Metro System.
[U.S. National Capital Transportation Agency, Transportation in the National Capital Region: Finance and Organization, 1962 DCPL.]
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Organizations based in Washington, D.C.