ABSTRACT
Tennessee Valley Authority (TVA) had major achievements to its credit; both the river improvement and power programs had exceeded expectations and the overall regional development program had been reasonably successful and had widespread acceptance in the Valley and the seven Valley States. During its first twenty years TVA had managed to meet the seemingly insatiable power demands of farms, residences, industries, and national defense activity in the region. During the next twenty years the TVA regional development program was to be influenced by three factors: the growing dominance of the power program in the overall TVA program; the completion of the major elements in the river improvement system, and the changes in the demographic and economic characteristics of the Tennessee Valley and the entire South. During its second twenty years TVA emphasized development of the recreation resources of the Valley.
