![]() ![]() Critics said the paint job resembled that of his private jet. In June 2019, he showed off a new model of the airplane in the Oval Office. Trump then continued his campaign to redesign the airplane. In 2018, President Donald Trump said he wanted to do away with ‘Jackie Kennedy blue‘ and have Air Force One painted in bolder colors. In 1964, Loewy designed the memorial stamp commemorating John F. She made sure the president had his own entrance, a customized bed, a stateroom, a conference room, glassware from Tiffany’s and a pale blue rug with an American eagle in the center of an oval with 13 stars,Īir Force One to this day carries the Loewy design. ![]() The First Lady had a hand in designing the interior of the plane. He left the underside of the fuselage silver and added the presidential seal near the nose, a large American flag to the tail, and the words “United States of America” in capital letters using the Caslon typeface. Kennedy had already ordered the Air Force to remove the military lettering in favor of the simple United States of America. He was struck by the first printed copy of the Declaration of Independence it had the new country’s name set widely spaced in capital letters in a typeface known as Caslon. Then Loewy visited the National Archives to examine historic documents. The first time, he and Kennedy sat on the floor of the Oval Office drawing with crayons and cutting up paper to come up with a livery for Air Force One. The press called him The Man Who Streamlined America.įirst Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, with her unerring sense of style, lobbied the president to hire the French-born Loewy. He had designed Lucky Strike cigarettes, Studebaker cars, Coca-Cola bottle and Electrolux refrigerators. Loewy owned the largest design firm in New York. ![]()
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