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Inside the President's Helicopter: Reflections of a White House Senior Pilot
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About Inside The President's Helicopter: Reflections Of A
Product Description As a Skywitness to History, helicopter pilot LTC Gene T. Boyer flew tours of duty in Korea and Vietnam before joining the Executive Flight Detachment, gradually working his way up to the White House Senior Pilot position during the LBJ, Nixon, and Ford administrations. Review If not for Boyer's headstrong determination, the history of the Army's Executive Flight Detachment and the prominent role it played at the White House might have been lost forever. --CW4 Carl Burhanan, first black aviator to fly for the White House Gene Boyer provides ten years of closely held information on the comings and goings of three sitting, one future, and two former U.S. presidents as well as national leaders worldwide. --Colonel Bill Golden, Army aide to President Nixon With a unique perspective on such a pivotal time in our past, this is more than a gripping story; it is an important part of history. --Colonel Greg Woodward, USMC The book is fascinating in the way pilot Gene Boyer becomes a player in one of the biggest games there is, politics. As you turn each page, those days come alive again on each page. --Patricia Korzec, Executive Director, March Field Air Museum Hooked on Boyer's story from page one, I couldn't put it down. This book has it all: drama, humor, insights, suspense, surprise history lessons, and most importantly--heart and relevance.--Bud Gardner, Co-Author, Chicken Soup for the Writer's Soul From the Author INSIDE THE PRESIDENT'S HELICOPTER is dedicated to the spirit and achievements of the courageous helicopter aviators and flight crews who have flown in battle. Thank you for the lives you saved, the sacrifices you made and the incomparable legacy you leave to a grateful nation. From the Inside Flap How does a dirt-poor kid from Ohio become the senior helicopter pilot for the White House? "One adventure at a time," says retired U.S. Army LTC Boyer. As the pilot who flew President Nixon from the White House the day he resigned, LTC Boyer weaves a fast-paced and revealing account of his extraordinary aviation career through the keen eyes of a skywitness to history. About the Author LTC Gene T. Boyer served in the Army for 21 years with ten of those years as a White House Executive Flight pilot. During his illustrious career, his missions included flying five former, sitting, and future U.S. Presidents and 55 flights with foreign heads of state. Now retired, LTC Boyer lives in southern California. Co-author Jackie Boor began her freelance writing career in 1968 as a teen correspondent for two newspapers in Northern California. Currently an aspiring screenplay writer, she has worked as a reporter, ghostwriter, and forensic speech and debate coach.
