31 photos that show how Air Force One has changed through the years

Eisenhower’s Boeing 707 Stratoliner, nicknamed “Queenie,” featured a section for telecommunications, room for 40 passengers, a conference area, and a stateroom, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

The Boeing 707 included a living room, bedroom, bathroom, and kitchen, according to Encyclopedia Britannica.

The plane’s design featured an American flag on the tail and presidential seals on the nose.

It marked the first and only time a presidential swearing-in ceremony took place on an airplane.

The small alcove was decorated with a globe decal on the wall and curtains lining the windows.

Nixon stood behind the plane’s bar while meeting with military and civilian leaders en route to Vietnam.

Presidents would occasionally make their way back to the rear cabin to chat with reporters.

Ford is pictured with Candice Bergen, the first female photographer to shoot a behind-the-scenes story on an American president.

Carter talked to reporters on his way back from a trip to Europe in 1978.

Reagan met with Secretary of State George P. Shultz and national security advisor-designate Robert McFarlane in a meeting space that featured a magazine rack, teal chair, wood grain table, and photos of him and first lady Nancy Reagan.

The photos show Reagan toasting with a champagne glass and waving while boarding Air Force One.

The meeting room also included a television set.

The presidential office was updated with a stately desk, gray carpeting, and leather chairs.

The staff area featured plenty of phones for official business. Air Force One is also known as the “flying Oval Office.”

The annex is pictured in executive configuration, with seating for meetings.

Clinton met with a delegation from North and South Dakota to address flooding in the area.

Clinton met with members of Congress to discuss nuclear waste management in 1999.

The plane flew 444 missions adding up to over 1 million miles, according to the Bush White House.

Bush insisted on returning to Washington, but the Secret Service refused since they were unsure if more attacks were coming.

In a 2016 interview with Politico, Bush’s assistant White House press secretary Gordon Johndroe described Air Force One that day as “the safest and most dangerous place in the world at the exact same time.”

The president’s suite included a small bed, light-pink couch and carpeting, and a desk with a brown leather chair.

The hallway was lined with a beige couch with side tables and lamps on either side.

The plane has 85 phone lines as well as encryption and scrambling devices to ensure secure communication, CNBC reported.

The food and drinks are provided by the plane’s galley kitchen.

Obama met with chief of staff Jack Lew, senior advisors David Axelrod and David Plouffe, and former president Bill Clinton in the senior staff room in 2012.

The carpeting was updated to a subtle star pattern, which also appears in the conference room.

The chairs feature a subtle polka-dot pattern, and the tables fold down to make more space.

Journalists can wander the rear cabin freely, but they aren’t allowed to walk forward to speak to the president — the president has to come back to them.

As part of the Air Force’s Presidential Aircraft Recapitalization program updating Air Force One planes, Trump proposed a red, white, and navy blue color scheme for the new models.

The darker paint color would have caused overheating issues and been too costly, Politico reported.

Instead, Biden selected a baby-blue color scheme similar to the current model. The new VC-25B Air Force One planes are expected to be ready by 2027, according to the Air Force.

Plain beige carpeting continues down the hallway.

President Joe Biden took his first overseas trip as president in June 2021, visiting Europe for the G7 leaders’ summit.