Two members of the Presidential party traveling on President Nixon's VC-137C, Spirit of 76, discuss plans and procedures for the President's next stop, at Vnukovo II Airport in Moscow. They refer to a chart depicting the President's airplane and diagramming the path to be taken from the aircraft and the position of various parties in the arrival ceremonies.
View of forward compartment in President Nixon's C-137C, Boeing 707 aircraft, named The Spirit of 76, (Air Force One) as it is flying him and his party to Moscow, Soviet Union, for a visit on May 22, 1972. Pilot, copilot, Navigator, and Flight Engineer are at their respective stations. The pilot, U.S. Air Force Colonel Ralph Albertazzie, is looking at an aeronautical chart and talking with his navigator.
Three clocks show time in Washington, DC, local, and destination (Moscow). National Security Advisor, Henry Kissinger seen with members of his staff. White House Chief of Staff, H.R. Haldeman huddles with his assistant, Dwight Chapin and another staff person. Radio messages being transmitted from the aircraft communication center. Controls and displays shown at various flight crew positions in the cockpit.
Views from the motorcade of President Nixon and Mrs. Nixon as they make their way from the airport to the city of Moscow, Soviet Union, on May 22, 1972. The motorcade proceeds along a very wide divided boulevard. American and Soviet flags adorn the lamp posts. Many Moscovites line the sidewalks to watch the motorcade. A large hammer and Sickle display and a large poster of Vladimir Lenin are seen in the center strip of the boulevard. Security guards all along the route of the motorcade. The motorcade enters the Kremlin walls and proceeds to the Armory Palace, where it enters through the iron gates into the courtyard.
A VC-137 Stratoliner residential aircraft during the course of its flight in sky. The United States Air Force One of the President of United states flies in sky above a layer of clouds. Twin engines of the plane on its left wing. The right wing and two engines of the plane on it. Sign of the United States Air Force on its wings.
A VC-137 Stratoliner residential aircraft of the United States Air Force One. A back up plane on the ground. Lamps on its wings. Pilot of the backup plane in its cockpit. The Air Force One plane carrying United States President Richard Nixon and others, takes off at dusk. The runway lamps flashing while Presidential plane takes off.
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