Eisenhower

U.S. President Dwight Eisenhower fastens his safety belt in the passenger seat of the new presidential helicopter, a Bell UH-13-J, before taking off from the White House lawn in a test of emergency evacuation facilities from Washington, D.C., to Camp David, Md., on July 12, 1957. Eisenhower is the first Chief Executive to travel by helicopter. The pilot seated in the USAF helicopter is Maj. Joseph E. Barrett. (AP Photo)