In this photograph by Jack Kightlinger, First Lady Pat Nixon celebrates her birthday on board Air Force One on March 16, 1974 en route to South America. Also on board were staff members, including Col. Jack Brennan. Born Thelma Catherine Ryan, Mrs. Nixon was nicknamed "St. Patrick's Day Babe" by her father due to being born the day before St. Patrick's Day. The shortened version, Pat, stuck with Mrs. Nixon the rest of her life.

In this photograph, President George W. Bush speaks on the telephone as senior staff convene in his office aboard Air Force Once following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York city on September 11, 2001. Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks while visiting Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, to take part in a reading demonstration. After delivering brief remarks at the school, Bush boarded Air Force One for his own protection, accompanied by roughly 65 advisors, security agents, and staff members. President Bush worked from his office aboard Air Force One, where he monitored the crisis using the secure phone lines and televisions installed in the aircraft.

In this photograph, President George W. Bush speaks with White House press secretary Ari Fleischer (left), and senior advisor to the president Karl Rove (center) aboard Air Force One following the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York city on September 11, 2001. Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks while visiting Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, to take part in a reading demonstration. After delivering brief remarks at the school, Bush boarded Air Force One for his own protection, accompanied by roughly 65 advisors, security agents, and staff members. President Bush worked from his office aboard Air Force One, where he monitored the crisis using the secure phone lines and televisions installed in the aircraft. This photograph was taken by White House photographer Eric Draper during the flight from Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue, Nebraska to Andrews Air Force Base near Prince George's County, Maryland.

This photograph, taken by CmSgt. Hans H. Deffner of the United States Air Force, shows Air Force One arriving for landing at Andrews Air Force Base near Prince George's County, Maryland, on September 11, 2001. President George W. Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks that morning during a visit to Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida. After delivering brief remarks at the school, Bush boarded Air Force One for his own protection, accompanied by roughly 65 advisors, security agents, and staff members. For the next several hours, President Bush worked from his office aboard Air Force One, where he monitored the crisis using the secure phone lines and televisions installed in the aircraft. Prior to arriving at Andrews Air Force Base for the president's return to the White House, Air Force One stopped at military bases in Louisiana and Nebraska for refueling and security purposes.

This photograph was taken by White House photographer Eric Draper from aboard Air Force Once on September 11, 2001. Here, President George W. Bush looks out the window with members of his staff as F-16 Fighting Falcon military jets arrive to escort the presidential aircraft from above the Gulf Coast to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana for refueling. Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York city while visiting Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, to take part in a reading demonstration. After delivering brief remarks at the school, Bush boarded Air Force One for his own protection, accompanied by roughly 65 advisors, security agents, and staff members. Pictured here from left: chief of staff Andy Card; press secretary Ari Fleischer; personal aide to the president Blake Gottesman; senior advisor Karl Rove; Situation Room director Deborah Loewer, and Dan Bartlett, deputy assistant to the president.

This photograph shows President George W. Bush departing from Air Force One upon his arrival at at Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue, Nebraska on September 11, 2001. The president went to an underground bunker at the military base to attend a videoconference meeting with Vice President Richard B. Cheney and national security advisors working from the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) at the White House. Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001, while visiting Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, to take part in a reading demonstration. After delivering brief remarks at the school, Bush boarded Air Force One for his own protection, accompanied by roughly 65 advisors, security agents, and staff members. For the next several hours, President Bush worked from his office aboard Air Force One, where he monitored the crisis using the secure phone lines and televisions installed in the aircraft. Prior to arriving at Andrews Air Force Base for the president's return to the White House, Air Force One stopped at military bases in Louisiana and Nebraska for refueling and security purposes.

This photograph, taken by Eric Draper from aboard Air Force One on September 11, 2001, shows an F-16 Fighting Falcon military jet flying alongside Air Force One to escort the presidential aircraft from Offutt Air Force Base near Bellevue, Nebraska to Andrews Air Force Base near Prince George's County, Maryland. Multiple F-16 fighter jets accompanied Air Force One to protect President George W. Bush following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York city while visiting Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, to take part in a reading demonstration. After delivering brief remarks at the school, Bush boarded Air Force One for his own protection, accompanied by roughly 65 advisors, security agents, and staff members. For the hours that followed, President Bush worked from his office aboard Air Force One, where he monitored the crisis using the secure phone lines and televisions installed in the aircraft.

This photograph of Air Force One, the president’s official airplane, was taken by Cecil Stoughton on November 10, 1962 at Stewart Air Force Base in Newburgh, New York. President John F. Kennedy was in New York to attend the funeral of former First Lady Eleanor Rooosvelt. American industrial designer Raymond Loewy created both the exterior paint treatment and the interior decor of the plane for President Kennedy.

In this photograph, taken by Paul Morse on June 18, 2006, First Lady Laura Bush reviews the month's schedule and menus with chef Matthew Wendel. Wendel became acquainted with the Bush family in 1995, while working as a waiter-caterer at the Governor's Mansion in Austin, Texas. After George W. Bush was elected president in 2000, Wendel continued to prepare meals for the first family during their trips to Camp David and visits home to the Prairie Chapel Ranch, near Crawford, Texas. Here, the first lady and chef are pictured aboard Air Force One, en route from Texas to Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C.

In this photograph, taken by Paul Morse on June 18, 2006, chef Matthew Wendel departs from Air Force One upon arrival at the Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, D.C. Wendel became acquainted with George W. Bush while serving as a waiter-caterer at the Texas Governor's Mansion in 1995. After Bush was elected president in 2000, Wendel continued to prepare meals for the first family during their trips to Camp David and visits home to Texas. Wendel frequently traveled aboard Air Force One when returning to Washington, D.C. from the Prairie Chapel Ranch, the first family's residence near Crawford, Texas.

This is the exterior of a Christmas card, circa 1968. On the card, two aircraft used by the president during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration fly side-by-side. The image features Air Force One (SAM 26000) and a Lockheed JetStar. The interior of the card contains the following printed message: "Season's Greetings from the Presidential Crew." This Christmas card is part of a private collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987. To see the interior of the card, see 1128411. For a full pdf of the card, see 1128413.

The Christmas card was part of a private collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. On the outside of the card, two aircraft used by the president during the Lyndon B. Johnson administration fly side-by-side. The image features Air Force One (SAM 26000) and a Lockheed JetStar. The interior of the card contains the following printed message: "Season's Greetings from the Presidential Crew."

In this photograph, taken June 11, 1982, President Ronald Reagan and First Lady Nancy Reagan wave from the top of the steps boarding Air Force One, the president's private airplane, as they prepare to depart from the Tempelhof Central Airport in West Berlin, West Germany. President and Mrs. Reagan visited West Berlin during their State Visit to Europe of June 2-11, 1982, where they also visited France, Italy, the United Kingdom, and the Vatican. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987.

This photograph of Air Force One in flight was taken in the mid-20th century, circa 1966-1987. Air Force One is the designation given to any Air Force aircraft carrying the president. This photograph shows SAM 26000, a highly modified Boeing civilian 707-320B airliner, that was presented to President John F. Kennedy on October 10, 1962. It was the first jet airliner specifically designed for presidential use. SAM 26000 was used as a presidential aircraft until May 1998, carrying eight presidents. This photograph is part of a collection belonging to former White House Executive Chef Henry Haller. Haller served as executive chef at the White House from 1966-1987.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows a scene from President Lyndon B. Johnson’s visit to NASA’s Manned Spaceflight Center in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the visit was a speech to honor the crew of the Gemini 4 mission and the nomination of astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White for promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel. The Gemini 4 mission spanned four days and 62 Earth orbits, and included the first American spacewalk. The Manned Spaceflight Center was established in 1961 where it served the Mission Control Center for NASA’s spaceflight program and led the Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab missions. In 1973, it was renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in honor of the former president whose home state is Texas. Today, the center continues to serve as Mission Control and leads NASA’s International Space Station operations.

This photograph by Joseph J. Scherschel shows a scene from President Lyndon B. Johnson’s visit to NASA’s Manned Spaceflight Center in Houston, Texas. The purpose of the visit was a speech to honor the crew of the Gemini 4 mission and the nomination of astronauts James McDivitt and Edward White for promotion to the rank of lieutenant colonel. The Gemini 4 mission spanned four days and 62 Earth orbits, and included the first American spacewalk. The Manned Spaceflight Center was established in 1961 where it served the Mission Control Center for NASA’s spaceflight program and led the Gemini, Apollo, and Skylab missions. In 1973, it was renamed the Lyndon B. Johnson Space Center in honor of the former president whose home state is Texas. Today, the center continues to serve as Mission Control and leads NASA’s International Space Station operations.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson's arrival on Air Force One at the Kansas City Municipal Airport en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. President Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include former president Harry S. Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson's arrival on Air Force One at the Kansas City Municipal Airport en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. President Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include former president Harry S. Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson's arrival on Air Force One at the Kansas City Municipal Airport en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. President Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include former president Harry S. Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson's arrival on Air Force One at the Kansas City Municipal Airport en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. President Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include former president Harry S. Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson's arrival on Air Force One at the Kansas City Municipal Airport en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments on July 30, 1965. President Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include former president Harry S. Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.

This photograph shows President Lyndon B. Johnson and former president Harry S. Truman at the Kansas City Municipal Airport on July 30, 1965. President Johnson arrived in Kansas City en route to Independence, Missouri to sign the Social Security Act Amendments at the Harry S. Truman Presidential Library and Museum. Johnson chose Independence as the location for the signing in order to include Truman, whose administration endeavored to provide national health insurance to Americans.