Ronald Reagan Presidential Library
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The Boeing 707 jet plane modified for presidential use that was in primarily in service as Air Force One during Reagan's administration--SAM 27000--is currently being readied for display onsite. This aircraft was primarily used by four other presidents: Richard Nixon during his second term, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter, and George H.W. Bush (Bush used it during his first year in office). The other 707 that flew as Air Force One--the one LBJ was sworn in as president aboard--is on display at the National Museum of the United States Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base near Dayton, Ohio. The jet is going to be part of a museum of presidential travel, located at the presidential library. Once the museum of presidential travel is dedicated, the Reagan Presidential Library will go back to being the largest of the presidential libraries.
On June 11, 2004, Reagan was buried following a sunset service on the library grounds following his state funeral in Washington.
External links
- The Official Website of the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library (http://www.reagan.utexas.edu/)
- The Ronald Reagan Presidential Foundation and Library (http://www.reaganlibrary.com/welcome.asp)