Posted on 04/06/2008 6:09:05 PM PDT by gusopol3
There had been nothing quite like it in American history: three former Presidents sharing the cabin of an Air Force jet as they flew to the funeral of Egyptian President Anwar Sadat in Cairo. From talks with many of the dignitaries aboard the plane, TIME'S Washington Contributing Editor Hugh Sidey put together the following account of their extraordinary mission of mourning.
(Excerpt) Read more at time.com ...
I worked for the short-lived Al Haig presidential campaign in 1987-88 during the Iowa caucuses. Great guy with a lovely wife.
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