On December 26, 1973, President Richard Nixon made aviation history by becoming the only sitting U.S. President to fly on a regularly scheduled commercial airline flight.
The White House explained that the trip was part of an effort to demonstrate energy conservation and public confidence in commercial aviation. Deputy Press Secretary Gerald Warren told reporters that the President “decided to go to California and thought that he could, as president, take many steps to set an example in the field of energy.”
Nixon, along with his wife, First Lady Pat Nixon, and his daughter, Tricia Nixon, plus 22 staffers, security, and members of the press pool, purchased 13 first class tickets ($217.64 each) and 12 economy class tickets ($167.64 each).
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