Few aircraft are as instantly recognizable as Air Force One. The blue-and-white Boeing 747 has transported U.S. presidents across the globe for decades, becoming one of the most famous symbols of ...

Upon the founding of the United States, Americans had a lot to figure out about the office of the President. The Capitol, now called D.C., was a rural backwater, and America didn't even have a ...

There’s the price tag of refurbishing the plane with top-secret systems—upward of $1 billion, according to some estimates. Then there are the conflicts of interest from accepting such a large present ...

Through the years, the term "Air Force One" has become synonymous with American culture and an icon or symbol of power. But in its early days, the White House notes that it was simply what the U.S.