RichG
Aug 31, 01, 9:08 pm
"If wings could talk, what stories we might hear from Tail No. 27000 - the Air Force One jet being retired this week.
When President Nixon resigned in disgrace and left Washington for early retirement, he and his tearful family flew aboard 27000, a sleek blue, white and silver Boeing 707, a symbol of American power and prestige.
Now, more than a quarter of a century later, after 1 million frequent flier miles, 27000 is retiring, too. Unlike former residents of the White House, the plane will not be writing any memoirs to reveal the tears and drama witnessed in that cozy presidential compartment."
(Emphasis supplied to ward off the content police. Link to rest of story: http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/onbackground/compton010829.html )
[This message has been edited by RichG (edited 08-31-2001).]
When President Nixon resigned in disgrace and left Washington for early retirement, he and his tearful family flew aboard 27000, a sleek blue, white and silver Boeing 707, a symbol of American power and prestige.
Now, more than a quarter of a century later, after 1 million frequent flier miles, 27000 is retiring, too. Unlike former residents of the White House, the plane will not be writing any memoirs to reveal the tears and drama witnessed in that cozy presidential compartment."
(Emphasis supplied to ward off the content police. Link to rest of story: http://more.abcnews.go.com/sections/politics/onbackground/compton010829.html )
[This message has been edited by RichG (edited 08-31-2001).]