Air Force One A History of the Presidents and Their Planes
by Walsh, Kenneth T.Edition: Reprint
Format: Paperback
Pub. Date: 2004-05-12
Publisher(s): Grand Central Publishing
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Summary
rom FDR's prop-driven Pan Am to the glimmering blue-and-white jumbo 747 on which George W. Bush travels, the president's plane has captured the public's awe and imagination and is recognized around the world as a symbol of American power. In this unique book, Air Force One is revealed as a very special habitat that functions as an invaluable window on each of the presidents who occupy it. Based on interviews with five living presidents, scores of past and present government officials, and staff and crew members of Air Force One, Walsh's book features countless fascinating and often outrageous stories of life aboard the 'flying White House.'
Author Biography
Kenneth T. Walsh has covered the White House since 1986 and has won the two most prestigious honors for reporting on the presidency. He is also the former president of the White House Correspondents' Association. The author of two books, Ronald Reagan and Feeding the Beast, he has served as adjunct professor of communication at American University in Washington, D.C., and is often a guest on MSNBC, Fox News, and other television and radio programs. He lives in Bethesda, Maryland
Table of Contents
| Acknowledgments | p. vii |
| Foreword | p. xiii |
| Note to Readers | p. xvii |
| The Role of Air Force One | p. 1 |
| The Air Force One Experience | p. 15 |
| Franklin Roosevelt, Harry Truman, and Dwight Eisenhower: The First "Flying Presidents" | p. 39 |
| John F. Kennedy: The Prince and the Power | p. 61 |
| Lyndon B. Johnson: King of the Cowboys | p. 77 |
| Richard Nixon: The Solitary Brooder | p. 94 |
| Gerald Ford: Everyman | p. 111 |
| Jimmy Carter: The Parsimonious Preacher | p. 123 |
| Ronald Reagan: America's Leading Man | p. 135 |
| George Herbert Walker Bush: The Foreign-Policy President | p. 161 |
| Bill Clinton: The Baby Boomer | p. 176 |
| George W. Bush: Commander in Chief | p. 205 |
| Code Names Used by the Secret Service | p. 227 |
| Endnotes | p. 229 |
| Bibliography | p. 247 |
| Index | p. 253 |
| About the Author | p. 263 |
| Table of Contents provided by Rittenhouse. All Rights Reserved. |
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