I-80 bridge as seen from the Illinois Welcome Center
Skipping Indiana and heading for Ohio on this BGS
Not to be outdone, putting Memphis on I-57 (via I-55) skips Missouri and Arkansas.
In Indiana now
I-90 and I-94 mainlines cross each other and I-80 switches from one to the other.
Lighthouse at Michigan Welcome Center
I-94 is three lanes each way through Indiana to the I-196 junction.
First stop of the second day: The Ford Museum.
Actual ladder used for evacuations at the Fall of Saigon
Des Moines Register reporter Jim Naughton wore this chicken head to a Ford press conference during the 1976 campaign.
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This map was created prior to 2000, as evidenced by the reversed red and blue colors for the two parties. States are drawn proportionally to their electoral votes.
Now in Lansing, touring the state capitol
Each state's seal is in glass above the two chambers. Iowa's happened to be in the corner.