Table of 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. Going to War
• Chapter Twelve. Farewell to a Friend
• Author's Note
• Index

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LBJs personal pilotthe only man in history to fly Air Force One and simultaneously hold a full-time job in the White Houseoffers vivid recollections of the thirty-sixth president

About the Author

James U. Cross served as Lyndon Johnson's pilot from 1962 until mid-1968. Cross retired from the Air Force as a Brigadier General and commander of Bergstrom Air Force Base in 1971. Today he lives in Gatesville, Texas.

Reviews

"What a delightful, honest, and entertaining story Jim Cross tells... a birds-eye view, from the cockpit of Air Force One, of why character counts. Bill Moyers "Jim Cross has led a dynamic life in service for others, and I have no doubt generations yet to come will be enriched by his worthy story, as our family always has been. Luci Baines Johnson