Background
Doig, Jameson Wallace was born on June 12, 1933 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of James Rufus and Mary (Jameson) Doig.
(Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inc...)
Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inception, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey has been responsible for creating and maintaining much of New York and New Jersey's transportation infrastructure―the things that make the region work. Doig traces the evolution of the Port Authority from the battles leading to its creation in 1921 through its conflicts with the railroads and its expansion to build bridges and tunnels for motor vehicles. Chronicling the adroit maneuvers that led the Port Authority to take control of the region's airports and seaport operations, build the largest bus terminal in the nation, and construct the World Trade Center, Doig reveals the rise to power of one of the world's largest specialized regional governments. This definitive history of the Port Authority underscores the role of several key players―Austin Tobin, the obscure lawyer who became Executive Director and a true "power broker" in the bi-state region, Julius Henry Cohen, general counsel of the Port Authority for its first twenty years, and Othmar H. Ammann, the Swiss engineer responsible for the George Washington Bridge, the Bayonne and Goethels bridges, the Outerbridge Crossing, and the Lincoln Tunnel. Today, with public works projects stalled by community opposition in almost every village and city, the story of how the Port Authority managed to create an empire on the Hudson offers lessons for citizens and politicians everywhere.
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Doig, Jameson Wallace was born on June 12, 1933 in Oakland, California, United States. Son of James Rufus and Mary (Jameson) Doig.
AB, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, 1954. Master of Public Administration, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1958. Master of Arts, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1959.
Doctor of Philosophy, Princeton University, New Jersey, 1961.
Research assistant New Jersey Republican Committee, 1957. Staff member Brookings Institution, 1959-1961. From assistant professor to professor politics public affairs Princeton University, 1961—2004, professor emeritus, since 2004, senior scholar, 2004—2008.
Associate dean Woodrow Wilson School, Princeton University, 1972-1973, director university research program in criminal justice, 1973-1993. Director graduate studies department political science Princeton University, 1988—1990, chair undergraduate studies, 1991—1994, chair department political science, 1997—2000. Director Mamdouha S. Bobst Center for Peace and Justice, 2000—2004, chair Canada studies, 2002—2004, chair athletics committee, 2002—2003.
Consultant Fels Fund, 1966—1968, Daniel and Florence Guggenheim Foundation, 1970—2011, National Prison Overcrowding Project, 1983, Lavenburg Foundation, 1983—1990. Visiting professor John Jay College Criminal Justice, 1967—1968, 1970—1972. Member advisory committee Governor New Jersey, 1965—1971, Vera Institute Justice, 1986—1992, Taubman Center, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, 1996—2005, Connecticut River Joint Commission, since 2008.
Member National Research Council/transactions Research Board, 1990—1992, since 2006. Member advisory council New Jersey Department Corrections, 1974—1982. Member advisory committee, Rockefeller Center Dartmouth College, 1990—1996, distinguished visiting scholar, 2008—2009.
Government research professor, since 2009. Vice-chairman New Jersey Department Corrections, 1980—1982, consultant on parole to governor of New Jersey, 1975—1978. Director Guggenheim Summer Internship Program, 1997—2008.
(Revered and reviled in almost equal amounts since its inc...)
Served to lieutenant (junior grade) United States Naval Reserve, 1954-1956. Member American Correctional Association, American Political Science Association, American Society Public Administration, Law and Society Association, Society History of Technology, Policy Studies Organization, Public Works History Society (board directors 2003-2005), Canada Studies Association, Phi Beta Kappa.
Married Joan Nishimoto, October 8, 1955. Children: Rachel, Stephen, Sarah.