Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes (Thorndike Press Large Print Americana Series) - Hardcover

Walsh, Kenneth T.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0786256869 ISBN 13: 9780786256860

Publisher: Thorndike Pr, 2003

Synopsis

Now in paperback, this definitive history of Air Force One by the award-winning chief White House correspondent for U.S. News & World Report is a "marvelous book brimming with unforgettable anecdotes" (David Brinkley).
From 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."

About this title

About the Author:

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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thorndike Pr
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0786256869
• ISBN 13: 9780786256860
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 455