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Boyer was the pilot during President Richard Nixon's last day in office on August 9, 1974, when Nixon famously delivered the V sign just prior to leaving office. He led the restoration of the VH-3A "Sea King" helicopter, tail number 150617, that served as Army One that day. [3]
Richard Nixon boarding the helicopter in use as Army One upon his final departure from the White House. His resignation would become effective later that day. Army One is the callsign of any United States Army aircraft carrying the president of the United States. An Army aircraft carrying the vice president is designated Army Two.
On August 5, 1974, several of President Richard Nixon's recorded-on-audiotape Oval Office conversations were released. One of them, which was described as the "smoking gun" tape, was recorded soon after the Watergate break-in, and demonstrated that Richard Nixon had been told of the White House connection to the Watergate burglaries soon after they took place, and approved a plan to thwart the ...
Once Nixon vacated office and the Florida White House was sold, use of the helipad became a leftover luxury for who ever bought the house, until recently. Since Nixon, the home has had numerous ...
A bust of former U.S. President Richard Nixon is displayed in the corridor where Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer (D-NY) holds his weekly news conference at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, U.S ...
Richard Nixon boarding Marine One on July 16, 1972. Not long after helicopters for presidential transport were introduced, presidential aides asked the Marine Corps to investigate using the White House South Lawn for landing. [3] There was ample room, and the protocol was established. [3]
A document at the Richard Nixon Presidential Library, which includes a “daily diary” or schedule, shows Nixon flew from the Wilkes-Barre-Scranton, Pennsylvania Airport into Hagerstown ...
The following is a timeline of the presidency of Richard Nixon from January 1, 1974, to August 9, 1974, when, in the face of almost certain impeachment and removal from office, he resigned the presidency (the first U.S. president ever to do so).