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Angel is Airborne

Aboard Air Force One—during one of America’s most searing, perilous moments—a government was formed and a presidency begun.

Written by Garrett M. Graff | Published on October 15, 2013

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Photo Illustration by GLUEKIT. Photos by Cecil Stoughton/LBJ Presidential Library

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