Around the world with LBJ : my wild ride as Air Force One pilot, White House aide, and personal confidant / / James U. Cross ; with Denise Gamino and Gary Rice

• Autore: Cross James U (James Underwood), <1925->
• Pubblicazione: Austin, : University of Texas Press, 2008
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 208 p. : ill
• Disciplina: 973.923092; B
• Soggetto topico: Presidents - United States - Staff; Air pilots - United States; Air Force One (Presidential aircraft) - History - 20th century; Air travel - History - 20th century; Presidents - United States
• Altri autori: GaminoDenise RiceGary
• Note generali: Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references (p. 198-200) and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Frontmatter -- Contents -- CHAPTER ONE. The Longest Day -- CHAPTER TWO. The Early Years -- CHAPTER THREE. Bringing Home a Hero -- CHAPTER FOUR. Joining the Inner Circle -- CHAPTER FIVE. Angel Is Airborne -- CHAPTER SIX. The Shadow of Vietnam -- CHAPTER SEVEN. The Enforcer -- CHAPTER EIGHT. Visiting Vietnam and Southeast Asia -- CHAPTER NINE. Around the World, Part One -- CHAPTER TEN. Around the World, Part Two -- CHAPTER ELEVEN. My Turn to Serve in Vietnam -- CHAPTER TWELVE. Farewell to a Friend -- Author’s Note -- Index
• Sommario/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.
• Titolo autorizzato: Around the world with LBJ
• ISBN: 0-292-79464-9
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910826618003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II