Description |
1 online resource (208 pages) : illustrations |
Contents |
Chapter 1 The Longest Day 1 -- Chapter 2 The Early Years 12 -- Chapter 3 Bringing Home a Hero 29 -- Chapter 4 Joining the Inner Circle 39 -- Chapter 5 Angel Is Airborne 52 -- Chapter 6 The Shadow of Vietnam 73 -- Chapter 7 The Enforcer 89 -- Chapter 8 Visiting Vietnam and Southeast Asia 110 -- Chapter 9 Around the World, Part One 133 -- Chapter 10 Around the World, Part Two 148 -- Chapter 11 My Turn to Serve in Vietnam 168 -- Chapter 12 Farewell to a Friend 182 |
Summary |
"When Lyndon Baines Johnson wanted to go somewhere, there was no stopping him. This dynamic president called for Air Force One as others summon a taxi--at a moment's notice, whatever the hour or the weather. And the man who made sure that LBJ got his ride was General James U. Cross, the president's hand-picked pilot, top military assistant, and personal confidante. One of the few Air Force One pilots to have a position, simultaneously, in the White House, General Cross is also the only member of LBJ's inner circle who has not publicly offered his recollections of the president. In this book, he goes on the record, creating a fascinating, behind-the-scenes portrait of America's complex, often contradictory, always larger-than-life thirty-sixth president. General Cross tells an engrossing story. In addition to piloting Air Force One around the globe, he served President Johnson in multiple capacities, including directing the Military Office in the White House; managing a secret two-million-dollar presidential emergency fund; supervising the presidential retreat at Camp David, the president's entire transportation fleet, and the presidential bomb shelters; running the White House Mess; hiring White House social aides, including the president's future son-in-law, Charles Robb; and writing condolence letters to the families of soldiers killed in Vietnam. This wide-ranging, around-the-clock access to President Johnson allowed Cross to witness events and share moments that add color and depth to our understanding of America's arguably most demanding and unpredictable president."--Publisher's description |
Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 198-200) and index |
Notes |
Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. http://purl.oclc.org/DLF/benchrepro0212 MiAaHDL |
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Subject |
Cross, James U. (James Underwood), 1925-2015
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 -- Friends and associates
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973.
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SUBJECT |
Cross, James U. (James Underwood), 1925-2015 fast |
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Johnson, Lyndon B. (Lyndon Baines), 1908-1973 fast |
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Presidents -- United States -- Staff -- Biography
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Air pilots -- United States -- Biography
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Air Force One (Presidential aircraft) -- History -- 20th century
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Air travel -- History -- 20th century
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Presidents -- United States -- Biography.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Historical.
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HISTORY.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Military
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Air Force One (Presidential aircraft)
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Air pilots
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Air travel
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Friendship
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Presidents
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Presidents -- Staff
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United States
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autobiographies (literary works)
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Autobiographies
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Biographies
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History
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Autobiographies.
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Autobiographies.
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Electronic book
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Author |
Gamino, Denise.
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Rice, Gary.
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LC no. |
2007043296 |
ISBN |
9780292794641 |
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0292794649 |
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9780292782402 |
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0292782403 |
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