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        January 31, 2008

　

(CNN Student News) -- January 31, 2008 Onboard Air Force One AZUZ: We still have a few thousand delegates to get through, plus the general election in November. But once the new president is sworn in, there are some perks that come with the job, like having your own jet! The presidential ride is so famous, there was even a movie named after it. John Roberts gives us a tour of a retired Air Force One. (BEGIN VIDEO CLIP) JOHN ROBERTS, CNN REPORTER: When Ronald Reagan was president, he was considering exhibits for his presidential library. The one thing that he really wanted to put in was Special Air Mission 27000, otherwise known as Air Force One. So, let's start with the back of the plane, 'cause this is where members of the press ride. This is the press section here. I was never on the 707; rode many times on the 747. I can tell you the press section on that craft was quite a bit larger. The seats, even though they were first class of the day, a little bit bigger, a lot more comfortable on the 747. This is where U.S. Air Force personnel would sit. Moving forward a little bit more, this is where the president's security detail would sit. This is a conference area where the president could get together with members of his staff to talk about the particular policy issues that they were looking at. A lot of memorabilia, a lot of photographs, as you can see here: President Reagan with Gorbachev, one of his many visits overseas. There is just so much history associated with this aircraft. It really is a unique perspective to come in here and be able to walk around and take a look. Now, this is Nancy Reagan's office. The first lady actually had her own office on this aircraft, a demonstration of just how big a part of this administration Nancy Reagan really was. This is the state room; this is President Reagan's area. You can see his flight jacket: Ronald Reagan. This is where he'd sit and go over his speeches, go over the issues he needed to discuss with foreign leaders. This pulls out into a bed. Here's the communications area -- this is so different from the 747; it's that entire top bubble in the new aircraft -- somewhat antiquated by today's standards. Don't forget, we're talking about an aircraft built in the 1970s. And right here, this is called the football. This is what contains the nuclear codes, and you had a couple of officers who were operating that area. And you can see a picture of President Reagan there. If there were ever a nuclear attack, this is the area where they would call a response. (END VIDEO CLIP) Is this legit? GEORGE RAMSAY, CNN STUDENT NEWS: Is This Legit? A president has been inaugurated aboard Air Force One. This is true. President Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office aboard the plane on the day when John F. Kennedy was assassinated.