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Trump’s vision for Air Force One will turn it from the ‘Flying White House’ to a ‘palace in the sky’

  • Written by Janet Bednarek, Professor of History, University of Dayton
imageFormer first lady Jacqueline Kennedy helped design Air Force One's color scheme, which has been used since her husband's presidency.Jeff J. Mitchell/Getty Images

Since President Donald Trump excitedly announced that he would be accepting a US$400 million plane from the Qatari government to serve as the next Air Force One, even members of his own...

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