The Executive Jet

February, 1971

The Executive JetAs soon as the whine of the Boeing 707's four jet engines stops, the door opens and a man hurries down the steps, followed by a cluster of aides. They cross the ramp, still damp from a late-afternoon Washington shower, and enter a waiting helicopter. Lifted by whapping blades into the darkening skies over Andrews Air Force Base, the chopper heads northwest to land at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. Air Force One (any Service (text continued on page 129) aircraft in which the President...