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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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