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Why is Air Force One Painted Blue?​



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The Kennedy administration picked the current paint colors used on presidential aircraft in the early 1960s. Famed industrial designer Raymond Loewy helped pick the design, which was intended to project an image of a president that is not overtly military-oriented. This intentional branding of the plane was a form of international diplomacy—everything the President does is analyzed, and even small things like the paint job of his airplane matter.
 
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