Air Force One was the backdrop for so much history on 11-22-63-the end of the Kennedy era and the start of Johnson’s presidency. What part of this story stood out to you the most?
@Jasona19769 сағат бұрын
I went thru this plane at the museum. Amazing.
@7071t63 сағат бұрын
The most powerful man murdered in front of a crowed and his wife and then his kids would have seen the so called altered z film and other films, plus rfk was also murdered because they knew he would re open the investigation for sure and they ( CIA) cant have that can they? Because of those events ,the world is now a new world order control over other countries resource's oil and other aspect's of making money, starting way back to the india trading company owned by the british and those royal families who are all crooks including presidents, like FD R dealing in opium and even before that it was opium from south east china, thats how they made their money to rule the world and its never been the same ever since IMHO.😢😢✌😎👌👍🦘 Also people never ever talk about air force 2, which johnson wanted to be the same as air force 1 SAM 2600, it was the same model of plane but with totally different inside it and different tail number, i believe it was 96872 ?
@Chevyman022 сағат бұрын
Nothing really, we lost a bad president that day, & gained a bad president! JFK was NOT the sweet innocent man history wants us to believe! JFK had so many women, it would put Bill Clinton to shame! Let's not forget that he could order people to death, just like the Clinton's! Does Marilyn Monroe sound familiar!! The secret service that was detailed to protect JFK said the prescription drug addict was extremely rude & treated them like they were animals!
@stephenduling502419 сағат бұрын
Great video.. let me tell you a story. I was a security policeman in the Airforce back in 1983 and was chosen along other cops from Kadena AB to be a part of the protection detail for Reagan on his trip to Japan..We guarded Airforce One "SAM 2700" I was on that plane a few times.. after all these, i still have the deck of playing cards and cigarettes with the Airforce one seal on it. Never opened them.. The secret service guy gave them to me along with a few pics of Airforce One.. They took us to the 2600 plane, which was a backup plane then.. and showed us the cut wall and took us through the plane.. A memory i will never forget..
@Zach_OnTheMap18 сағат бұрын
I think that was smart keeping the playing cards wrapped! It's interesting that people even back then were fascinated with the history of the airplane and showing off the "scar" on the rear bulkhead.
@zeppedled2 сағат бұрын
what a treat this video was, appreciate it much, great work!
@Zach_OnTheMap2 сағат бұрын
Thanks! It was really enriching to learn the details and get an understanding of at least some of what people were going through and feeling.
@thud9797Сағат бұрын
Nice video but wish they would have restored it to 1963 condition, that's really what most wanted to see.
@jamesnorton831615 сағат бұрын
In 1963, I was a 15 year old Air Force brat in Teheran, Iran, as a son of my Dad. Dad, was the crew chief on the C-54 transport plane attached to the American Embassy. Our american h.s. prom was cancelled out of respect, and our year book was dedicated to the President. His portrait was inside the cover. Mom cried at the news, Dad was very solemn looking, and all the adults around me were very stricken and upset. I remember that day very clearly. AFN (Armed Forces Network radio) carried funeral style music that day after the announcement. Zach, your detailed description of the events on AF1, and the plane itself really got to me. I shed a few tears that I have been saving since 1963. Thank you for taking the time and effort to getting the story to U-Tube.
@Zach_OnTheMap14 сағат бұрын
Thanks so much for sharing this! I was born way after so my generation probably looks at it through a different lens now. I think my contemporaries know it more for all of the conspiracy theories more than a real event that involved so much emotion, and real people. I had a hard time finding this level of detail, and I couldn't include all of the detail I found because I think I would lose a lot of people's attention -but when you look at this level of detail it gets down to the individual people, and their thoughts and feelings. One thing I didn't include is that Johnson called the mom, Rose Kennedy from the plane. They say he got so emotional talking to her that he had to quickly hand the phone to Lady Bird to finish the conversation. And that's on tape, you can hear it. So it gets emotional on a whole other level when you look at it like this, thinking about Jackie particularly, and his friends. And then his brother comes on board to rush to Jackie. We think now more about how it affected the country, but it was a man with family and with good friends, and he was a dad and husband and son and brother and it's a layer that maybe people don't think about as much as they did at the time.
@tomgrimes83797 сағат бұрын
This was well written, well produced, and well presented. As a former network news producer (PBS), I can say that with some experience producing these type of presentations for network TV.
@Zach_OnTheMap5 сағат бұрын
Thank you. It was very interesting learning about all of it.
@andrewkelly62811 сағат бұрын
This is absolutely fascinating, and so incredibly well and thoughtfully done! You have made a real contribution to the story of the history of this day-- thank you!
@Zach_OnTheMap11 сағат бұрын
That’s very kind of you to say. Thanks! It was enjoyable to learn the details of that day.
@retiredmusiceducator3612Сағат бұрын
Johnson was also thinking, "I got him!"
@Meetology6 сағат бұрын
I rarely comment, but this is superb and so informative. Thank you.
@Zach_OnTheMap6 сағат бұрын
I really appreciate that. Thanks you.
@gavinrobb8518 сағат бұрын
What a fantastic video! As a life long Kennedy and history fan you have made this historic moment in time come alive from “behind the scenes” with regards to AF1. Great job and keep the posts coming! Bravo! 🙌
@Zach_OnTheMap18 сағат бұрын
Thanks! I learned a lot about it. It's all been covered in so many ways but I thought this would be a bit of a unique angle.
@gavinrobb8518 сағат бұрын
@ It really was a whole different angle that you managed to get spot on! 😀 🏴
@GregSr9 сағат бұрын
Very well done. I was in 5th grade in California when the announcement of Kennedy's assassination came over the speaker in our classroom. Then, the school principal put Walter Cronkite's announcement through the intercom where Cronkite officially says Kennedy has died at 1 PM Central Standard time. I was 10 years old at the time so I don't think I fully understood what just happened. Then I look at my teacher and he's crying. I had never seen a man cry before. That's when I began to understand the magnitude of what just happened.
@Zach_OnTheMap4 сағат бұрын
Thank you so much for sharing this story. I hope more people leave their personal experiences in the comments like this. People who were around then understand because they lived it, but it’s so important that it’s stated so that the younger generations can understand it. It’s something every American had in common, that they could tell you where they were when they heard this news. For my generation 9/11 is the closest thing to that.
@randyw.99163 сағат бұрын
I was stationed at Andrews AFB while this plane was still in service. I flew several missions on this plane as a member of the aircraft security team. I never got over the feeling of awe realizing the history associated with this plane.
@Zach_OnTheMap3 сағат бұрын
Thanks for sharing! That must be something to have flown on the plane and now see it in a museum. I think I feel similar being on the plane now. We are so lucky to have museums in this country that preserve these things so that they can continue telling their stories to future generations.
@comicsgrinder2 сағат бұрын
What a thoughtful presentation. I can see that you took your time with this. I imagined myself wanting to get all the details just right. The pacing of your video is spot on. You take your time and go over everything.
@Zach_OnTheMap2 сағат бұрын
Thanks so much! It’s extra hard because depending on the source, you can get slightly different facts. And you would think it’s all been documented so well that there must be hard undisputed facts, but then solid sources have these variances. I do appreciate your words.
@robertrice33435 сағат бұрын
Lots of information that I didn’t know. Excellent video.
@Zach_OnTheMap4 сағат бұрын
Thanks. I didn’t know it either. As much as there is out there about this day, it wasn’t that easy to find out the particulars about what was going on, on board this plane. I think the museum could offer a lot more detail that people would be really interested in. There is so much interest in the topic and it’s such an incredible artifact.
@SorayaEsfandiary_25 минут бұрын
This is extremely well done and very informative, thank you!
@98Dougmorris8 сағат бұрын
fascinating video about this plane!
@Zach_OnTheMap7 сағат бұрын
Thanks!
@rickcampbell65886 сағат бұрын
Great Video I thought Air Force One SAM970 is here in Seattle. Museum of Flight. Was there not to long ago.
@Zach_OnTheMap5 сағат бұрын
Thanks! I appreciate it.
@robparadise60997 сағат бұрын
A+, well done.
@Zach_OnTheMap7 сағат бұрын
Thank you! I got a lot out of the experience of making the video. It was very interesting to me.
@Izzymohammed12 сағат бұрын
Nice presentation mate. I was born in ‘67. But I knew of him and have the highest respect for him. He did die a martyr. Unfortunately. My prayers and respect from Sydney Australia ❤️👏👏🙏🙏🇦🇺🇦🇺🇦🇺
@fluidlinetech16 сағат бұрын
With the historical significance of this plane--I think it should be restored to its configuration on 11/22/1963
@Zach_OnTheMap15 сағат бұрын
There is a rumor that that was the original intent when they got the plane. I haven’t been told that by someone who could really validate it or reason it out, but I’ve heard that more than once. The current interior is original to how the plane retired, so the latter presidents who used it, like Regan, Bush, Clinton, this is probably the configuration it had, the seats they sat in and so on. If you gut it and start over to put it to the original 1962 configuration, you loose that history (although I admit less significant history) and replace it with reproductions of a 1962 interior. It wouldn’t be authentic in that you now have reproductions. Plus the cost of it, to have all of that stuff made and installed, from furniture pieces to the radio communications, light fixtures, carpeting, all of that would have to be custom made. It would have been great from a historical standpoint if they put it in a museum then, frozen in time, but they didn’t.
@Zach_OnTheMap15 сағат бұрын
But I totally agree, I think people would get more out of it in the old configuration. In a world of unlimited resources, that would be ideal.
@jeffs861415 сағат бұрын
Good job. The Air Force Museum is an amazing place. JFK artifacts are scattered around the country. It is incredible that we still do not really know the whole truth of the JFK assassination after 60+ years. I was 8 years old at the time and in some ways are still traumatized by the "big event". It was the weekend that EVERYONE watched television.
@Zach_OnTheMap14 сағат бұрын
Thanks for sharing. For me it started out with the airplane, and then on to what all was going on that day. The exhibit touches on it, but there are so many details that aren't mentioned there, and I wanted to know more. I had a really hard time finding more information about what happened on the airplane that day, which was strange to me because it's one of the most studied days in American history, and they spent more time on the plane than anywhere else that day. Outside of the top two items, they modified the interior to fit the casket and Johnson was sworn in here. But the details of it all are harder to come by. I was in college on 9/11, so that's probably the most relatable similar experience my generation has. I was about the age you were when Kennedy was shot, when the Challenger exploded. So that was another national mourning event, but it was such different circumstances. And I was thinking that Pearl Harbor was probably that event for my grandparents. So my grandparents had Pearl Harbor, my parents had Kennedy, and I had 9/11, and I hope my kids don't have an event like that that they experience, but it seems to be part of the way the world turns.
@KevinBalch-dt8ot3 сағат бұрын
Outstanding job! I am a new subscriber. What source did you use for Johnson’s impressions that day? The Robert Caro books?
@TT_122110 сағат бұрын
Very interesting and informative, thanks for posting. We've all played that day out in our heads but now we have the interior plane configuration and inside detail to go with it. The thought of Mrs Kennedy walking into that bedroom and seeing LBJ in there or RFK having to give Johnson the Oath of Office. LBJ knew how to twist the knife. The RFK/LBJ phone call would have been fascinating to hear, deleted deliberately I've no doubt.
@Zach_OnTheMap10 сағат бұрын
Yes, LBJ may have had more than one motive to that call. The really bad call supposedly was when J. Edgar Hoover called RFK. Bobby's take was that Hoover enjoyed calling to tell him. The story of Jackie coming in and finding LBJ on the bed has various versions. But I found multiple references to him being on the bed, and one suggested he was lying on it. I tried to take a middle road and suggest he was just sitting there. There are a lot of versions of a lot of things. People weren't thinking straight and memories get messy. They can see with hard facts that there are different versions of stories. For instance, one guy says "X" happened at 1:00, and another says it happened at 1:30. Things like that.
@TT_12219 сағат бұрын
@@Zach_OnTheMap Yes. I also read he was lying on the bed and I wouldn't doubt it. LBJ's plane was parked beside Kennedy's 26000 in Lovefield as you'll know. He had flown in on it with his own staff. I always thought it callous that he boarded 26000 with some of his own people to return to DC. Jackie and the Kennedy staff were obviously only going to be on that plane. When tragedy strikes you do tend to see what people are made of. At least Jackie and RFK maneuvered getting off in Washington with the casket and some staff without the LBJ photo opportunity.
@meauxjeaux431Күн бұрын
VERY INTERESTING AND INFORMATIVE.
@Zach_OnTheMap18 сағат бұрын
Thanks! It was fun learning about everything that was going on behind the scenes that day.
@rw703916 сағат бұрын
The limo was flown to Ford Motor Company Detroit the day after to replace the windshield since there was a bullet hole in it fired from the grassy knoll.
@Zach_OnTheMap16 сағат бұрын
The car was taken to Cincinnati, which is where it was originally built out. The car itself was built in Detroit but the conversion into a limousine was done in Cincinnati, and that’s where it was taken to be refurbished. Of course official findings were that there wasn’t a bullet hole, only a crack, but I get your conspiracy reference! I believe the original windshield was the stock Lincoln windshield, but during the refurbishment it was replaced with a stronger aftermarket windshield.
@fleetwoodpup832815 сағат бұрын
The top of the windshield frame was nicked, indicating a bullet strike coming from the direction of the TSBD.
@kellywilson844015 сағат бұрын
On display at WPAFB in Dayton Ohio .....
@Zach_OnTheMap14 сағат бұрын
Yep, we need to get that plug in! Free admission 7 days a week. It's something like 1.3 million square feet, featuring about 360 airplanes, rockets, space craft and so on.
@jasonallen191717 сағат бұрын
Why did they remove the doors? It looks better with the doors.
@Zach_OnTheMap16 сағат бұрын
Leaving the doors on the airplane wouldn’t have been practical for this type of display. Even if the doors were kept open, the weight of the doors would put significant stress on the hinges and the surrounding airframe over time, especially since the plane is now a static exhibit. They just weren’t engineered to hang on those hinges unsupported for decades at a time. Additionally, with the stairs permanently positioned for visitors, the doors would obstruct the secure placement of the stairs against the plane. The museum has removed and preserved the doors separately to protect them.
@adamdavenport64214 сағат бұрын
I have afew videos with a third possible shooter of the Kennedy shooting can someone please tell me if this is true or false
@Zach_OnTheMap4 сағат бұрын
With access to reliable information and debunking resources, many younger people are better equipped to critically analyze older conspiracy theories, and realize there wasn’t a conspiracy at all. It was just another angry young man with low self esteem who wanted to feel important. He had some skill with a gun and the opportunity. It didn’t take any big plan. It took one guy to mess it all up, just like the violent acts of the modern time.