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Location
Accessibility
SAM 26000 features wheelchair accessibility; The Sacred Cow includes a wheelchair lift for accessibility
Visitor tip
Don't miss SAM 26000 (JFK's Air Force One) - it's the centerpiece of the collection. You can walk through the interior and see the cut marks where Kennedy's casket had to be removed, plus view the spot where Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as president. This is the most historically significant aircraft on display.
Visitor tip
Save the Presidential Gallery building for last in your museum visit - reviewers specifically noted it's the best of the museum with the best-preserved exhibits, making it the perfect finale to your experience.
About Presidential Gallery - National Museum of the U.S. Air Force
Aerospace vehicles & history exhibits. Open, airy museum displaying military aviation history exhibits, aerospace vehicles & rare missiles.
Quick Facts
- Type
- National Air Force Museum - Presidential Gallery
- Main Attractions
- Historic presidential aircraft including JFK's Air Force One (SAM 26000), FDR's Sacred Cow, Truman's Independence, and Eisenhower's Columbine III with walkthrough access
- Interactive Features
- Interior walkways through aircraft, flight simulators, kids' exhibit for Air Force One preparation
- Time Needed
- Several hours recommended
What visitors say
Great to see all the Air Force One planes. You get to walk through and experience them great display in the last of the buildings definitely save the best for last
Come check out SAM 26000, JFK's Air Force One. Walk through, see where Lyndon Johnson was sworn in as the President, standing next to Jackie Kennedy. They have cut marks on the plane where they had to make entry for JFK's casket. The…
Very cool. Several air force one aircraft are on display. A majority of them are open and have walkways that allow the visitors to view the interiors. The walkways through the crafts are surprisingly tight, as plexiglass walls line…
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Did You Know?
- SAM 26000 (JFK's Air Force One) carried eight American presidents over its service life: Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, George H.W. Bush, and Clinton, making it one of the most historically significant aircraft in American history
- The Sacred Cow (FDR's Douglas VC-54C) is where President Truman signed the National Security Act of 1947 on July 26, 1947, effectively establishing the US Air Force as an independent service—making this aircraft the 'birthplace' of the US Air Force
- SAM 26000 bears visible cut marks on its fuselage where entry had to be made for President Kennedy's casket after his assassination on November 22, 1963, and served as the location where Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson was sworn in as president
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