Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon used an Air Force One plane known as SAM 970. The first jet-powered presidential aircraft featured an office and a safe for the nuclear codes.
President Dwight Eisenhower became the first US president to travel by jet when he flew on a new Air Force One plane in 1959. The jet, known as SAM (Special Air Missions) 970, was customized to ...
The retired plane, used from 1959 to 1996, is on display at the Museum of Flight in Seattle. President Dwight Eisenhower became the first US president to travel by jet when he flew on a new Air Force ...