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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I do know that on his first day as President when Carter was briefed on the emergency evacuation orders that the Air Force General basically told him that Marine one could be on the White House lawn in under 5 minutes.
Carter demanded that they throw a drill and he wanted the helicopter there now. Unfortunately Marine one was undergoing repairs and couldn't make it which lead to all kinds of embarresment.
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so they didn't have a backup helicopter? when they worked on Marine One, were they just hoping that nothing bad happens until it's fixed?