Transportation used by US Presidents Photos

Autos, railcars & airplanes once used by US Presidents.

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Lincoln Carriage made by Brewster Mfg. Co. at Fort Leavenworth Military Museum which carried Abe Lincoln from Troy, KS to Leavenworth in Dec. 1859. Leavenworth, KS.Hearse believed to have been used in Abraham Lincoln's funeral at Tallahassee Antique Car Museum. Tallahassee, FL.Hearse which may have carried Lincoln at Tallahassee Antique Car Museum. Tallahassee, FL.Horse-drawn Brougham used by President Theodore Roosevelt as transport to State functions in Washington at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
Lincoln Carriage (c1845) made by Brewster Mfg. Co. at Fort Leavenworth Military Museum which carried Abe Lincoln from Troy, KS to Leavenworth in Dec. 1859. Leavenworth, KS.Hearse (1860) believed to have been used in Abraham Lincoln's funeral at Tallahassee Antique Car Museum. Tallahassee, FL.Hearse which may have carried Lincoln at Tallahassee Antique Car Museum. Tallahassee, FL.Horse-drawn Brougham (c1902) used by President Theodore Roosevelt as transport to State functions in Washington at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
Front view of Teddy Roosevelt's horse-drawn Brougham at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.White Steamer first Presidential official car used for William Howard Taft at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Roosevelt's 1936 Ford Phaeton in Presidential Museum with hand controls to allow him to drive himself to neighbors in Presidential Museum. Hyde Park, NY.Lincoln Limousine used by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
Front view of Teddy Roosevelt's horse-drawn Brougham at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.White Steamer (1909) first Presidential official car used for William Howard Taft at Heritage Plantation. Sandwich, MA.Roosevelt's 1936 Ford Phaeton in Presidential Museum with hand controls to allow him to drive himself to neighbors in Presidential Museum. Hyde Park, NY.Lincoln Limousine (1939) used by Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
F.D. Roosevelt 1939 armored Lincoln Limousine transported to wartime meetings at Yalta, Teheran, Casablanca & Malta at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Lincoln limousine used by Presidents F.D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Front-end of Lincoln limousine used by Presidents F.D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Lincoln Limousine used by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower & Kennedy at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
F.D. Roosevelt 1939 armored Lincoln Limousine transported to wartime meetings at Yalta, Teheran, Casablanca & Malta at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Lincoln limousine (1942) used by Presidents F.D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Front-end of Lincoln limousine (1942) used by Presidents F.D. Roosevelt & Harry S. Truman at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Lincoln Limousine (1950) used by Presidents Truman, Eisenhower & Kennedy at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
Bubble top added to 1950 Lincoln Limousine in 1954 to increase visibility of President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Rauch & Lang Electric Automobile which belonged to Mamie's parents went 100 miles at 13 mph at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.1914 Rauch & Lang Electric Auto was often driven by Ike after he met Mamie at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.Cadillac Army Staff car was used by Ike until 1956 in England, Washington, Columbia University & at SHAPE in Europe at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.
Bubble top added to 1950 Lincoln Limousine in 1954 to increase visibility of President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Rauch & Lang Electric Automobile (1914) which belonged to Mamie's parents went 100 miles at 13 mph at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.1914 Rauch & Lang Electric Auto was often driven by Ike after he met Mamie at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.Cadillac Army Staff car (1942) was used by Ike until 1956 in England, Washington, Columbia University & at SHAPE in Europe at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.
Restored 1942 Cadillac staff car with 5 star license plate at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Open seats of Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Rear deck of Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.
Restored 1942 Cadillac staff car with 5 star license plate at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton (1952) used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Open seats of Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton (1952) used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.Rear deck of Chrysler Imperial Parade Phaeton (1952) used by President Dwight D. Eisenhower at Petersen Automotive Museum. Los Angeles, CA.
Lincoln Limousine used by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford & Carter at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Lincoln Limousine is the car in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated & which was armored after 1964 at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Rear deck of Kennedy assassination limo where Secret Service Agents stood at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Front end of Kennedy assassination limo at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
Lincoln Limousine (1961) used by Presidents Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, Ford & Carter at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Lincoln Limousine (1961) is the car in which John F. Kennedy was assassinated & which was armored after 1964 at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Rear deck of Kennedy assassination limo where Secret Service Agents stood at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Front end of Kennedy assassination limo at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.
Lincoln Limousine used by Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter & Reagan at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Rear deck of 1972 Lincoln Presidential Limousine with rack for Secret Service at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Lyndon B. Johnson Library Presidential Lincoln limousine used by LBJ. Austin, TX.Front view of Mercury Eight Woody Station Wagon used by Nixon in his early campaign for Congress at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.
Lincoln Limousine (1972) used by Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter & Reagan at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Rear deck of 1972 Lincoln Presidential Limousine with rack for Secret Service at Henry Ford Museum. Dearborn, MI.Lyndon B. Johnson Library Presidential Lincoln limousine used by LBJ. Austin, TX.Front view of Mercury Eight Woody Station Wagon used by Nixon in his early campaign for Congress at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.
Mercury Eight Woody Station Wagon used by Nixon in his early campaign for Congress at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.Lincoln Continental 1967 Presidential Limousine used by Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford & Carter now at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.White convertible Mustang used in Reagan's 1966 campaign at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Rear deck of 1965 Ford Mustang campaign car at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.
Mercury Eight Woody Station Wagon used by Nixon in his early campaign for Congress at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.Lincoln Continental 1967 Presidential Limousine used by Presidents Johnson, Nixon, Ford & Carter now at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.White convertible Mustang (1965) used in Reagan's 1966 campaign at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Rear deck of 1965 Ford Mustang campaign car at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.
Reagan's presidential Cadillac limousine at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Gipper license plate on Reagan's presidential limo at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Cadillac Fleetwood Presidential Limousine at Clinton Presidential Library. Little Rock, AR.Ps-4 class steam locomotive which pulled F.D. Roosevelt's funeral train in American History Museum. Washington, DC.
Reagan's presidential Cadillac limousine (1984) at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Gipper license plate on Reagan's presidential limo at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Cadillac Fleetwood Presidential Limousine (1993) at Clinton Presidential Library. Little Rock, AR.Ps-4 class steam locomotive (1926-51) which pulled F.D. Roosevelt's funeral train in American History Museum. Washington, DC.
Presidential Rail Car Ferdinand Magellan was armor plated at start of WW II for Roosevelt at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Presidential seal on Ferdinand Magellan rail car at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Ferdinand Magellan Presidential Pullman car at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Parlor of Ferdinand Magellan Presidential Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.
Presidential Rail Car Ferdinand Magellan (1928) was armor plated at start of WW II for Roosevelt at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Presidential seal on Ferdinand Magellan rail car at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Ferdinand Magellan Presidential Pullman car at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Parlor of Ferdinand Magellan Presidential Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.
Sleeping berth of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Presidential bedroom of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Dining/meeting room of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Charcoal stove in kitchen of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.
Sleeping berth of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Presidential bedroom of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Dining/meeting room of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Charcoal stove in kitchen of Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.
Presidential china from Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Presidential china used on Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Mural showing former Presidential aircraft called the Flying White House by Stan Stokes in Air Force One Pavilion at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Detail of Flying White House mural at Reagan Museum showing Dixie Clipper which carried Franklin Roosevelt to Casablanca, Morocco meeting with Churchill & Stalin in 1943. Simi Valley, CA.
Presidential china (1942-54) from Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Presidential china used on Ferdinand Magellan Pullman at Gold Coast Railroad Museum. Miami, FL.Mural showing former Presidential aircraft called the Flying White House by Stan Stokes in Air Force One Pavilion (2005) at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Detail of Flying White House mural at Reagan Museum showing Dixie Clipper which carried Franklin Roosevelt to Casablanca, Morocco meeting with Churchill & Stalin in 1943. Simi Valley, CA.
Detail of Flying White House mural at Reagan Museum showing two versions of Columbine Super G Constellations used by Eisenhower. Simi Valley, CA.Douglas C-54 Sacred Cow built for President Roosevelt & used for his trip to Yalta & later by Truman at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Douglas VC-118, President Truman's plane Independence at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Lockheed VC-121E Constellation, President Eisenhower's plane Columbine III at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.
Detail of Flying White House mural at Reagan Museum showing two versions of Columbine Super G Constellations used by Eisenhower. Simi Valley, CA.Douglas C-54 Sacred Cow (1944) built for President Roosevelt & used for his trip to Yalta & later by Truman at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Douglas VC-118, President Truman's plane Independence at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Lockheed VC-121E Constellation, President Eisenhower's plane Columbine III at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.
Columbine of President Dwight Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Columbine of President Dwight Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.D.D.E. initials & flower of Columbine presidential aircraft china at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.Columbine presidential aircraft china service at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.
Columbine, a C121 Constellation plane of President Dwight David Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.Columbine, a C121 Constellation plane of President Dwight David Eisenhower, Pima Air & Space Museum. Tucson, AZ.D.D.E. initials & flower of Columbine presidential aircraft china at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.Columbine presidential aircraft china service at Eisenhower Museum. Abilene, KS.
Lockheed VC-140B Jet Star used by Nixon, Ford, Carter & Regan at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Boeing 707 Air Force 1 used by Kennedy through Clinton & which was in Dallas in November 1963 where Johnson was sworn in as President at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Air Force One 27000 Boeing 707 at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Boeing 707 Air Force One which flew Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton & W. Bush at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.
Lockheed VC-140B Jet Star used by Nixon, Ford, Carter & Regan at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Boeing 707 Air Force 1 used by Kennedy through Clinton & which was in Dallas in November 1963 where Johnson was sworn in as President at US Air Force Museum. Dayton, OH.Air Force One 27000 Boeing 707 at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Boeing 707 Air Force One which flew Presidents Nixon, Ford, Carter, Reagan, H.W. Bush, Clinton & W. Bush at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.
Air Force One beside elevator which lets public tour the plane at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Engines & fuselage of Boeing 707 Air Force One at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Tail & flag of Boeing 707 Air Force One 27000 at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Detail of Flying White House mural at Reagan Museum showing Boeing 747 28000 aircraft used since 1990. Simi Valley, CA.
Air Force One beside elevator which lets public tour the plane at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Engines & fuselage of Boeing 707 Air Force One at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Tail & flag of Boeing 707 Air Force One 27000 at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Detail of Flying White House mural at Reagan Museum showing Boeing 747 28000 aircraft used since 1990. Simi Valley, CA.
Marine One Sikorsky VH-3A helicopter at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Marine One presidential helicopter at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Seal of the President of the United States on Marine One presidential helicopter at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Presidential VH-3A Sea King helicopter at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.
Marine One Sikorsky VH-3A helicopter at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Marine One presidential helicopter at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Seal of the President of the United States on Marine One presidential helicopter at Reagan Museum. Simi Valley, CA.Presidential VH-3A Sea King helicopter (1961-76) at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.
Nose of Presidential VH-3A Sea King helicopter at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.Tail rotor of Presidential VH-3A Sea King helicopter at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.Bridge section of Presidential Yacht USS Potomac now museum ship at Jack London Square. Oakland, CA.
Nose of Presidential VH-3A Sea King helicopter at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.Tail rotor of Presidential VH-3A Sea King helicopter at Nixon Library. Yorba Linda, CA.Bridge section of Presidential Yacht USS Potomac now museum ship at Jack London Square. Oakland, CA.
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