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Flashback Fridays: The Presidents and Southwest

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Every day, our Employees interact with many well-known Customers, from local newscasters all the way up to major movie stars. And occasionally, you may even catch a glimpse of one of them onboard one of our planes.  Over the years, we’ve even had the opportunity to welcome some as famous as the President of the United States onboard.  Here are a few from over the years. FF1 FF2 President Gerald Ford aboard Air Force One visiting Dallas Love Field during one of his two visits to the “Big D” while in office.  The VC-137, a military version of the Boeing 707, may have a slightly different seating arrangement than our 737s, but our Ground Operations Employees were there to provide ground handling and a warm Texas welcome to the President on both occasions. FF3 FF4 President Ronald Reagan aboard N20SW, which was actually the second 737-200 in our fleet to bear this tail number. FF6 FF5 First Lady and President George H.W. Bush visit the now closed Austin Mueller airport. FF7 Our current Commander-in-Chief, President Barack Obama along with MCO Flight Attendant Anissa Charles, during one of his trips both to and from Chicago Midway.  At the time of this 2005 photo he served as the junior Senator representing the state of Illinois.