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Brigadier General James U. Cross : Around the World with LBJ: My Wild Ride as Air Force One Pilot, White House Aide, and Personal Confidant

University of Texas Press, Austin, Texas, 2008

ISBN 0292717687

8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall. L3 - A 2nd printing hardcover book SIGNED and inscribed by Jim Cross to previous owner on the front free endpaper and SIGNED and inscribed by Denise Gamino to previous owner on the half-title page in very good condition in very good dust jacket that is mylar protected. Dust jacket has some wrinkling and chipping on the edges and corners, wrinkled patch on the upper front, some scattered scratches and rubbing, light discoloration and shelf waer. Book has some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. With Denise Gamino and Gary Rice. 9.25"x6", 208 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. WHEN LYNDON BAINES JOHNSON wanted to go somewhere, there was no stopping him. This dynamic president called for Air Force One as others summon a taxi - at a moment's notice, whatever the hour or the weather. And the man who made sure that LBJ got his ride was General James U. Cross, the president's hand-picked pilot, top military assistant, and personal confidante. One of the few Air Force One pilots to have a position, simultaneously, in the White House, General Cross is also the only member of LBJ's inner circle who has not publicly offered his recollections of the president. In this book, he goes on the record, creating a fascinating, behind-the-scenes portrait of America's complex, often contradictory, always larger-than-life thirty-sixth president. General Cross tells an engrossing story. In addition to piloting Air Force One around the globe, he served President Johnson in multiple capacities, including directing the Military Office in the White House; managing a secret two-million-dollar presidential emergency fund; supervising the presidential retreat at Camp David, the president's entire transportation fleet, and the presidential bomb shelters; running the White House Mess; hiring White House social aides, including the president's future son-in-law, Charles Robb; and writing condolence letters to the families of soldiers killed in Vietnam. This wide-ranging, around-the-clock access to President Johnson allowed Cross to witness events and share moments that add color and depth to our understanding of America's arguably most demanding and unpredictable president. As he recalls their trips together, including a record-setting, four-and-a-half day jaunt around the world, it becomes clear that, as the LBJ campaign slogan put it, James U. Cross literally went "all the way" with LBJ.. Book Condition: Very Good. Binding: Hardcover. Jacket: Very Good

2nd Printing
Signed by Author

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