Air Force One was the designation given to an aircraft carrying the President of the United States of America. Though specially-modified airplanes are usually used for presidential transport, the designation is applied to any craft the president happens to be on.
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In 1972, Gary Seven and Roberta Lincoln boarded the "Spirit of '76", Air Force One during President Richard Nixon's historic visit to Beijing, China. Lincoln was impressed being aboard the plane, though Seven reminded her that, as a child, she and her parents had been on a commercial airliner that President Dwight D. Eisenhower had also been aboard, meaning she had previously been aboard a flight designated Air Force One. (TOS - Star Trek: Assignment: Earth comic: "Too Many Presidents")
- Nixon's plane was a modified Boeing VC-137C that also served as Air Force One for Presidents John F. Kennedy and Lyndon B. Johnson. Johnson was sworn in as president following Kennedy's assassination while aboard this particular aircraft.
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- Air Force One article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.
- Spirit of '76 (airplane) article at Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.