CAPTION: WASHINGTON, May 12--PRESIDENT RIDES COMMAND PLANE--With President Nixon aboard, a plane outfitted as an aerial command post taxies on landing last night at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington. The jet, windowless except for the cockpit, contains communications facilities that would permit the President to operate the government and armed forces from the skies in the event of an emergency. The President used the plane to return from five days in Florida..
Photo is dated 5/12/1969 and measures 10 x 8 inches.
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