Around the World With L. B. J.: My Wild Ride As Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant - Brossura

Cross, James U.

Brossura

ISBN 10: 0292747772 ISBN 13: 9780292747777

Casa editrice: Univ of Texas Pr, 2008

Riassunto

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.

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"What a delightful, honest, and entertaining story Jim Cross tells... a bird's-eye view, from the cockpit of Air Force One, of why character counts." - Bill Moyers "Jim Cross has led a dynamic life in service for others, and I have no doubt generations yet to come will be enriched by his worthy story, as our family always has been." --Luci Baines Johnson

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Book by Cross James U

Dettagli dell'edizione

• Editore: Univ of Texas Pr
• Data di pubblicazione: 2008
• Lingua: Inglese
• ISBN 10: 0292747772
• ISBN 13: 9780292747777
• Rilegatura: Copertina flessibile
• Numero di pagine: 208
• Contatto del produttore: non disponibile
• Persona responsabile: non disponibile