LEADER 04334nam 2200685 a 450 001 9910826618003321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a0-292-79464-9 024 7 $a10.7560/717688 035 $a(CKB)1000000000533868 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000105675 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11140276 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000105675 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10102050 035 $a(PQKB)11163312 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3443206 035 $a(Au-PeEL)EBL3443206 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebr10245674 035 $a(OCoLC)234184227 035 $a(DE-B1597)587607 035 $a(OCoLC)1280943687 035 $a(DE-B1597)9780292794641 035 $a(EXLCZ)991000000000533868 100 $a20071019d2008 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcn||||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aAround the world with LBJ $emy wild ride as Air Force One pilot, White House aide, and personal confidant /$fJames U. Cross ; with Denise Gamino and Gary Rice 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAustin $cUniversity of Texas Press$d2008 215 $a208 p. $cill 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-292-71768-7 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 198-200) and index. 327 $tFrontmatter -- $tContents -- $tCHAPTER ONE. The Longest Day -- $tCHAPTER TWO. The Early Years -- $tCHAPTER THREE. Bringing Home a Hero -- $tCHAPTER FOUR. Joining the Inner Circle -- $tCHAPTER FIVE. Angel Is Airborne -- $tCHAPTER SIX. The Shadow of Vietnam -- $tCHAPTER SEVEN. The Enforcer -- $tCHAPTER EIGHT. Visiting Vietnam and Southeast Asia -- $tCHAPTER NINE. Around the World, Part One -- $tCHAPTER TEN. Around the World, Part Two -- $tCHAPTER ELEVEN. My Turn to Serve in Vietnam -- $tCHAPTER TWELVE. Farewell to a Friend -- $tAuthor?s Note -- $tIndex 330 $aWhen 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. 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$xStaff$vBiography 606 $aAir pilots$zUnited States$vBiography 606 $aAir Force One (Presidential aircraft)$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAir travel$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aPresidents$zUnited States$vBiography 615 0$aPresidents$xStaff 615 0$aAir pilots 615 0$aAir Force One (Presidential aircraft)$xHistory 615 0$aAir travel$xHistory 615 0$aPresidents 676 $a973.923092 676 $aB 700 $aCross$b James U$g(James Underwood),$f1925-$01642650 701 $aGamino$b Denise$01642651 701 $aRice$b Gary$01642652 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910826618003321 996 $aAround the world with LBJ$93987468 997 $aUNINA