Attractive history of the Presidents' planes No other form of transportation has changed the quality and character of the American presidency as dramatically as aviation.Attractive history of the Presidents' planes No other form of transportation has changed the quality and character of the American presidency as dramatically as aviation. The many advances in air travel have allowed presidents to dilate their reach both at place of abode and abroad, creating new opportunities for personal interaction and diplomacy, as well as strange challenges for presidential security. Air Force One: The Aircraft That Shaped the Modem Presidency by dint of Von Hardesty (NorthWord Press 952-936-4700 $2995) is the story of the presidents, the planes, and their many trips across the nation and around the globe. It is also a vehicle for better understanding the nature of each presidential administration in the inferior half of the 20th hundred Featuring more than 260 photographs, any of which have never been published, this work shows how these presidents - and the historical issues that engulfed them -transformed a unique fix of planes into a vital national asset. Copyright Challenge Publications Inc. Mar 2004 |
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