One of my favorite "war" stories has always been Travels With A Duck, my memories of the 1972 political campaign, when I was locked in an Eastern 727 with a herd of gypsies. We were mostly following Sargent Shriver around the country as he gamely thrashed the bushes for votes in favor of George McGovern. Sometimes, we switched off and went with McGovern himself or with Vice President Spiro Agnew. What with the Viet Nam war and Watergate, President Nixon didn't get out much those days.

If the history of this country is your passion, you'll want to read this one and see how the history gets written. It's a hectic, messy mish-mash, but it gets the job done.

This article was featured in the November, 1973 issue of Airline Pilot magazine as a tribute to the flight crews who put up with us.

And while you're here, why not take a look at our Index of Previous Features to see if there's a story that's of interest to you even though it may have been published some months ago? There's a large volume and the subjects are varied.