Nightly News   |  August 17, 2011

Nixon pilot Ralph Albertazzie dies

Air Force One pilot for Presidents Richard Nixon and Henry Kissinger, Ralph Albertazzie died on Monday. He was 88 years old. NBC’s Brian Williams reports.

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>>> he wrote the book called the flying white house . he was a colonel in the air force and he just happened to be the pilot of air force one. he flew president nixon all over the world on that 707. he also flew kissinger on a secret mission to china. he was something of a legend to pilots, flew after a million miles on air force one. he was flying air force one to take richard nixon home to california when ford became president while the jet was halfway across the country and had lost it's air force one designation in flight.