NADER TESTIFIES TO CONGRESS ON UNSAFE PRACTICES OF AUTO INDUSTRY
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 10, 1966, consumer rights activist Ralph Nader* testified before a Congressional committee about the unsafe practices of American automobile manufacturers.
Nader, who published the best-selling book Unsafe at Any Speed: The
Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile, was critical of the lack of controls by the government on the manufacturing of automobiles where "profit is more important than safety."
The consumer rights activist's efforts lead to passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
*Ralph Nader was born (1934) in Winsted, Connecticut to parents who were immigrants from Lebanon. RN graduated magna cum laude from Princeton (1955) & earned his LLB from Harvard (1958). He served in the US Army & became a consultant to the Asst. Sec of Labor (1964).
In the early 1970s, RN was described as "a legend in his own time & an idol of millions of Americans." His activism is credited for passage of such protection laws as the Freedom of Information Act, the Consumer Products Safety Act & the Whistleblower Protection Act.
Washington, D.C. (JFK+50) On February 10, 1966, consumer rights activist Ralph Nader* testified before a Congressional committee about the unsafe practices of American automobile manufacturers.
Nader, who published the best-selling book Unsafe at Any Speed: The
Designed-In Dangers of the American Automobile, was critical of the lack of controls by the government on the manufacturing of automobiles where "profit is more important than safety."
The consumer rights activist's efforts lead to passage of the National Traffic and Motor Vehicle Safety Act.
*Ralph Nader was born (1934) in Winsted, Connecticut to parents who were immigrants from Lebanon. RN graduated magna cum laude from Princeton (1955) & earned his LLB from Harvard (1958). He served in the US Army & became a consultant to the Asst. Sec of Labor (1964).
In the early 1970s, RN was described as "a legend in his own time & an idol of millions of Americans." His activism is credited for passage of such protection laws as the Freedom of Information Act, the Consumer Products Safety Act & the Whistleblower Protection Act.
