{"product_id":"around-the-world-with-lbj-my-wild-ride-as-air-force-one-pilot-white-house-aide-and-personal-confidant-paperback-softback-9780292747777","title":"Around the World with LBJ; My Wild Ride As Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292747777","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eAround the World with LBJ\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eMy Wild Ride As Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eJames U. Cross (Author), Denise Gamino (Author), Gary Rice (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292747777\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 May 2008\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e220 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 1.5 cm, 0.313 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Lyndon Baines Johnson wanted to go somewhere, there was no stopping him. This dynamic president called for Air Force One as others summon a taxi-at a moment's notice, whatever the hour or the weather. And the man who made sure that LBJ got his ride was General James U. Cross, the president's hand-picked pilot, top military assistant, and personal confidante. One of the few Air Force One pilots to have a position, simultaneously, in the White House, General Cross is also the only member of LBJ's inner circle who has not publicly offered his recollections of the president. In this book, he goes on the record, creating a fascinating, behind-the-scenes portrait of America's complex, often contradictory, always larger-than-life thirty-sixth president.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGeneral Cross tells an engrossing story. In addition to piloting Air Force One around the globe, he served President Johnson in multiple capacities, including directing the Military Office in the White House; managing a secret two-million-dollar presidential emergency fund; supervising the presidential retreat at Camp David, the president's entire transportation fleet, and the presidential bomb shelters; running the White House Mess; hiring White House social aides, including the president's future son-in-law, Charles Robb; and writing condolence letters to the families of soldiers killed in Vietnam. This wide-ranging, around-the-clock access to President Johnson allowed Cross to witness events and share moments that add color and depth to our understanding of America's arguably most demanding and unpredictable president.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter One. The Longest Day\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Two. The Early Years\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Three. Bringing Home a Hero\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Four. Joining the Inner Circle\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Five. Angel Is Airborne\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Six. The Shadow of Vietnam\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Seven. The Enforcer\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eight. Visiting Vietnam and Southeast Asia\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Nine. Around the World, Part One\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Ten. Around the World, Part Two\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Eleven. Going to War\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eChapter Twelve. Farewell to a Friend\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAuthor's Note\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530866848024,"sku":"9780292747777","price":18.69,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/around-the-world-with-lbj-my-wild-ride-as-air-force-one-pilot-white-house-aide-and-personal-confidant-paperback-softback-9780292747777","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}