Air Force One: The Planes and the Presidents

1991•1h 30m

Documentary

Several important historical events occurred on the planes with call sign Air Force One. These events are described within the backdrop of the evolution of the presidents' airplanes.

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Production

elliott sluhan productions, Wombat Productions

Language

Status

Released

Release Date

Where to Watch

Region US · Lang EN

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Cast

Charlton Heston

Host and Narrator

John F. Kennedy

Self (archive footage)

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Self (archive footage)

Lyndon B. Johnson

Self (archive footage)

Harry S. Truman

Self (archive footage)

Jimmy Carter

Self

George H. W. Bush

Self

Gerald Ford

Self

Henry Kissinger

Self

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Self (archive footage)

Richard Nixon

Self (archive footage)

Ronald Reagan

Self

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