Image of Air Force One parked on the tarmac at Love Field

Object number2018.006.0015

Date11/22/1963

ClassificationsPhotographs

Photographer Rudy Clauss

Photographer Vera Clauss

ObjectSlide

Credit LineRudy and Vera Clauss Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza

MediumCardboard, Film

Dimensions2 × 2 in. (5.1 × 5.1 cm)

Terms

DescriptionOriginal 35mm color slide taken by amateur photographers Rudy and Vera Clauss showing Air Force One at Love Field airport in Dallas, TX on November 22, 1963. Air Force One is shown parked on the tarmac after the presidential party has deplaned with several police officers at the base of the stairs.

Curatorial Commentary

This Boeing VC-137C aircraft, designated Air Force One when the president of the United States was on board, ultimately carried eight sitting presidents, from John F. Kennedy to Bill Clinton. It was officially retired in 1998 and today can be seen at the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force at Wright-Patterson Air Force Base in Ohio. - Stephen Fagin, Curator