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I GOT THIS IN AN EMAIL. Very interesting...
Subject: Fw: Air Force 1 & it's passengers
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>YOU WILL FIND THE SECRET SERVICE VIEWS ON THE PERSONALITIES OF PAST
>PRESIDENTS TO BE QUITE INTERESTING.
>
> For those who don't know... Capt. Denny Keast flies for UAL and flew
>many SAM's (Special Air Mission's) for the White House.
>
>********************************************************
>
>I flew 4 Presidential support missions in the C-141 out of Dover AFB,
DE..
>Two for President Johnson and two for President Nixon.
>
>Johnson was a first class jerk and on the two occasions I flew for him,
if
>the Secret Service and their Liaison in the Pentagon hadn't intervened,
we
>would have had to stay on the airplane for hours while he ( Johnson) was
>off somewhere. Nixon never required that and the four (4) stops we made
>with
>him he was cordial to the Secret Service and to me and my c rew.
>
>We had a neighbor when I lived in DC who was part of the secret service
>presidential detail for many years. His stories of Kennedy and Johnson
were
>the same as those I heard from the guys who flew the presidents' plane
>
>Yes, Kennedy did have Marilyn Monroe flown in for secret "dates," and
LBJ
>was a typical Texas "good ole boy" womanizer. Nixon, Bush 41, and
>Carter never cheated on their wives. Clinton cheated, but couldn't match
>Kennedy or LBJ in style or variety.
>
>
>The information below is accurate: The elder Bush and current president
>Bush make it a point to thank and take care of the air crews who fly
them
>around. When the president flies, there are several planes that also go,
>one carries the armored limo, another the security detail, plus usually
a
>press aircraft.
>
>Both Bushes made it a point to stay home on holidays, so the Air Force
and
>security people could have a day with their families.
>
>Hillary Clinton was arrogant and orally abusive to her security detail.
She
>forbade her daughter, Chelsea, from exchanging pleasantries with them.
>Sometimes Chelsea, miffed at her mother's obvious conceit and mean
>spiritedness, ignored her demands and exchanged pleasantries regardless,
>but
>never in her mother's presence. Chelsea really was a nice, kindhearted,
and
>lovely young lady. The consensus opinion was that Chelsea loved her Mom
but
>did not like her. Hillary Clinton was continuously rude and abrasive to
>those who were charged to protect her life. Her security detail
dutifully
>did their job, as professionals should, but they all loathed her and
wanted
>to be on a different detail.
>
>Hillary Clinton was despised by the Secret Service as a whole. Former
>President Bill Clinton was much more amiable than his wife. Often the
>Secret Service would cringe at the verbal attacks Hillary would use
against
>her husband. They were embarrassed for his sake by the manner and
frequency
>in which she verbally insulted him, sometimes in the presence of the
Secret
>Service, and sometimes behind closed doors. Even behind closed doors
>Hillary Clinton would scream and holler so loudly that everyone could
hear
>what she was saying. Many felt sorry for President Clinton and most
>wondered why he tolerated it instead of just divorcing his "attack dog"
>wife. It was crystal clear that the Clinton's neither liked nor
respected
>each other and this was true long before the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
>Theirs was genuinely a "marriage of convenience."
>
>Chelsea was m uch closer to her father than her mother, even after the
>Lewinsky scandal, which hurt her gravely. Bill Clinton did in fact have
>charisma, and occasionally would smile at or shake hands with his
security
>detail. Still, he always displayed an obvious air of superiority towards
>them. His security detail uniformly believed him to be disingenuous,
>false, and that he did nothing without a motive that in some way would
>enhance his image and political career. He was polite, but not kind.
They
>did not particularly like him and nobody trusted him.
>
>Al Gore was the male version of Hillary Clinton. They were friendlier
>toward each other than either of them were towards former President
>Clinton. They were not intimate, so please don't read that in. They were
>very close in a political way. Tipper Gore was generally nice and
pleasant.
> She initially liked Hillary but soon after the election she had her
>"pegged" and no longer liked
>her or associated with her except for events that were politically
>obligatory.
>
>Al Gore was far more left wing than Bill Clinton. Al Gore resented Bill
>Clinton and thought he was too "centrist." He despised all Republicans.
>His hatred was bitter and this was long before he announced for the
>Presidency. This hatred was something that he and Hillary had in common.
>They often said as much, even in the presence of their security detail.
>Neither of them trusted Bill Clinton and, the Secret Service opined,
>neither of them even liked him. Bill Clinton did have some good
qualities,
>whereas Al Gore and Hillary had none, in the view of their security
>details.
>
>
>Al Gore, like Hillary, was very rude and arrogant toward his security
>detail. He was extremely unappreciative and would not hesitate to scold
>them in the presence of their peers for minor details over which they
had
>no control. Al Gore
>also looked down on them, as they finally observed and learned with
>certainty on one occasion. Al got angry at his offspring and pointed at
his
>security detail and said, "Do you want to grow up and be like them?"
Word
>of this insult by the former Vice-President quickly spread and he became
as
>disliked by the Secret Service as Hillary. Most of them prayed Al Gore
>would not be elected President,
>and they really did have private celebrations in a few of their homes
after
>President Bush won. This was not necessarily to celebrate President
Bush's
>election, but to celebrate Al Gore's defeat.
>
>Everyone in the Secret Service wants to be on First Lady Laura Bush's
>detail. Without exception, they concede that she is perhaps the nicest
and
>most
>kind person they have ever had the privilege of serving. Where Hillary
>patently refused to allow her picture to be taken with her security
detail,
>Laura Bush doesn't even have to be asked, she offers. She doesn't just
>shake their hand and say, "Thank you." Very often, she will give members
of
>her detail a kindhear ted hug to express her appreciation. There is
nothing
>false about her. This is her genuine nature. Her security detail
considers
>her to be a "breath of fresh air." They joke that comparing Laura Bush
with
>Hillary Clinton is like comparing "Mother Teresa" with the "Wicked Witch
of
>the North."
>
>Likewise, the Secret Service considers President Bush to be a gem of a
man
>to work for. He always treats them with genuine respect and he always
>trusts and listens to their expert advice. They really like the
Crawford,
>Texas detail. Every
>time the president goes to Crawford he has a Bar-B-Q for his security
>detail and he helps serve their meals. He sits with them, eats with
them,
>and talks with them.. He knows each of them by their first name, and
calls
>them by their first name as a show of affection. He always asks about t
>heir family, the names of which he always remembers. They believe that
he
>is deeply and genuinely appreciative of their service. They could not
like,
>love, or respect anyone more than President Bush. Most of them did not
know
>they would feel this way, until
>they had an opportunity to work for him and learn that his manner was
>genuine and consistent. It has never changed since he began his
Presidency.
>He always treats them with the utmost respect, kindness, and compassion.
>
>Please pass this on. It is important for Americans to have a true inside
>understanding of their President.. And also the woman who is currently
>a candidate for president..
>
>
>
>
>
>
Subject: Fw: Air Force 1 & it's passengers
,
>>
>YOU WILL FIND THE SECRET SERVICE VIEWS ON THE PERSONALITIES OF PAST
>PRESIDENTS TO BE QUITE INTERESTING.
>
> For those who don't know... Capt. Denny Keast flies for UAL and flew
>many SAM's (Special Air Mission's) for the White House.
>
>********************************************************
>
>I flew 4 Presidential support missions in the C-141 out of Dover AFB,
DE..
>Two for President Johnson and two for President Nixon.
>
>Johnson was a first class jerk and on the two occasions I flew for him,
if
>the Secret Service and their Liaison in the Pentagon hadn't intervened,
we
>would have had to stay on the airplane for hours while he ( Johnson) was
>off somewhere. Nixon never required that and the four (4) stops we made
>with
>him he was cordial to the Secret Service and to me and my c rew.
>
>We had a neighbor when I lived in DC who was part of the secret service
>presidential detail for many years. His stories of Kennedy and Johnson
were
>the same as those I heard from the guys who flew the presidents' plane
>
>Yes, Kennedy did have Marilyn Monroe flown in for secret "dates," and
LBJ
>was a typical Texas "good ole boy" womanizer. Nixon, Bush 41, and
>Carter never cheated on their wives. Clinton cheated, but couldn't match
>Kennedy or LBJ in style or variety.
>
>
>The information below is accurate: The elder Bush and current president
>Bush make it a point to thank and take care of the air crews who fly
them
>around. When the president flies, there are several planes that also go,
>one carries the armored limo, another the security detail, plus usually
a
>press aircraft.
>
>Both Bushes made it a point to stay home on holidays, so the Air Force
and
>security people could have a day with their families.
>
>Hillary Clinton was arrogant and orally abusive to her security detail.
She
>forbade her daughter, Chelsea, from exchanging pleasantries with them.
>Sometimes Chelsea, miffed at her mother's obvious conceit and mean
>spiritedness, ignored her demands and exchanged pleasantries regardless,
>but
>never in her mother's presence. Chelsea really was a nice, kindhearted,
and
>lovely young lady. The consensus opinion was that Chelsea loved her Mom
but
>did not like her. Hillary Clinton was continuously rude and abrasive to
>those who were charged to protect her life. Her security detail
dutifully
>did their job, as professionals should, but they all loathed her and
wanted
>to be on a different detail.
>
>Hillary Clinton was despised by the Secret Service as a whole. Former
>President Bill Clinton was much more amiable than his wife. Often the
>Secret Service would cringe at the verbal attacks Hillary would use
against
>her husband. They were embarrassed for his sake by the manner and
frequency
>in which she verbally insulted him, sometimes in the presence of the
Secret
>Service, and sometimes behind closed doors. Even behind closed doors
>Hillary Clinton would scream and holler so loudly that everyone could
hear
>what she was saying. Many felt sorry for President Clinton and most
>wondered why he tolerated it instead of just divorcing his "attack dog"
>wife. It was crystal clear that the Clinton's neither liked nor
respected
>each other and this was true long before the Monica Lewinsky scandal.
>Theirs was genuinely a "marriage of convenience."
>
>Chelsea was m uch closer to her father than her mother, even after the
>Lewinsky scandal, which hurt her gravely. Bill Clinton did in fact have
>charisma, and occasionally would smile at or shake hands with his
security
>detail. Still, he always displayed an obvious air of superiority towards
>them. His security detail uniformly believed him to be disingenuous,
>false, and that he did nothing without a motive that in some way would
>enhance his image and political career. He was polite, but not kind.
They
>did not particularly like him and nobody trusted him.
>
>Al Gore was the male version of Hillary Clinton. They were friendlier
>toward each other than either of them were towards former President
>Clinton. They were not intimate, so please don't read that in. They were
>very close in a political way. Tipper Gore was generally nice and
pleasant.
> She initially liked Hillary but soon after the election she had her
>"pegged" and no longer liked
>her or associated with her except for events that were politically
>obligatory.
>
>Al Gore was far more left wing than Bill Clinton. Al Gore resented Bill
>Clinton and thought he was too "centrist." He despised all Republicans.
>His hatred was bitter and this was long before he announced for the
>Presidency. This hatred was something that he and Hillary had in common.
>They often said as much, even in the presence of their security detail.
>Neither of them trusted Bill Clinton and, the Secret Service opined,
>neither of them even liked him. Bill Clinton did have some good
qualities,
>whereas Al Gore and Hillary had none, in the view of their security
>details.
>
>
>Al Gore, like Hillary, was very rude and arrogant toward his security
>detail. He was extremely unappreciative and would not hesitate to scold
>them in the presence of their peers for minor details over which they
had
>no control. Al Gore
>also looked down on them, as they finally observed and learned with
>certainty on one occasion. Al got angry at his offspring and pointed at
his
>security detail and said, "Do you want to grow up and be like them?"
Word
>of this insult by the former Vice-President quickly spread and he became
as
>disliked by the Secret Service as Hillary. Most of them prayed Al Gore
>would not be elected President,
>and they really did have private celebrations in a few of their homes
after
>President Bush won. This was not necessarily to celebrate President
Bush's
>election, but to celebrate Al Gore's defeat.
>
>Everyone in the Secret Service wants to be on First Lady Laura Bush's
>detail. Without exception, they concede that she is perhaps the nicest
and
>most
>kind person they have ever had the privilege of serving. Where Hillary
>patently refused to allow her picture to be taken with her security
detail,
>Laura Bush doesn't even have to be asked, she offers. She doesn't just
>shake their hand and say, "Thank you." Very often, she will give members
of
>her detail a kindhear ted hug to express her appreciation. There is
nothing
>false about her. This is her genuine nature. Her security detail
considers
>her to be a "breath of fresh air." They joke that comparing Laura Bush
with
>Hillary Clinton is like comparing "Mother Teresa" with the "Wicked Witch
of
>the North."
>
>Likewise, the Secret Service considers President Bush to be a gem of a
man
>to work for. He always treats them with genuine respect and he always
>trusts and listens to their expert advice. They really like the
Crawford,
>Texas detail. Every
>time the president goes to Crawford he has a Bar-B-Q for his security
>detail and he helps serve their meals. He sits with them, eats with
them,
>and talks with them.. He knows each of them by their first name, and
calls
>them by their first name as a show of affection. He always asks about t
>heir family, the names of which he always remembers. They believe that
he
>is deeply and genuinely appreciative of their service. They could not
like,
>love, or respect anyone more than President Bush. Most of them did not
know
>they would feel this way, until
>they had an opportunity to work for him and learn that his manner was
>genuine and consistent. It has never changed since he began his
Presidency.
>He always treats them with the utmost respect, kindness, and compassion.
>
>Please pass this on. It is important for Americans to have a true inside
>understanding of their President.. And also the woman who is currently
>a candidate for president..
>
>
>
>
>
>