Air Force One: A History of the Presidents and Their Planes
by Kenneth T. Walsh
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Author: Kenneth T. WalshEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2003-05-14
ISBN: 1401300049
Number of pages: 288
Publisher: Hyperion
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Book Review: Diappointed by the author's clear bias.
Summary: 2 Stars
I'm glad I checked this book out of the library instead of buying it. I remember reading The Flying White House by J.F. Ter Horst (Ford's press secretary) and Col. Ralph Albertazzie (Nixon's pilot), and looked forward to an updated story with the 747, plus presidents Reagan, Bush 41, Clinton and Bush 43.
Unfortunately, Mr. Walsh displays a clear bias, with far more petty comments about the Democratic presidents than the Republican ones, save for Nixon. He's especially biased against LBJ and Clinton, taking every opportunity to make a negative comment. By contrast, he plays George W. Bush far too heroically than more objective journalists have.
Although The Flying White House was written in 1979, and thus misses much recent history, it is a far more interesting book, with better and more detailed stories, particularly the pivotal role Air Force One played on November 22, 1963 (which I consider the most momentous event in the airplane's history, not September 11, 2001 as Mr. Walsh contends).
I'll admit I enjoyed Air Force One overall simply because I'm fascinated by both aviation and the presidency. But this book stacks up poorly against the earlier work by Ter Horst and Albertazzi.
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