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Presidential Limousines in Transit

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Presidential limousines often traveled with the President, aboard military ships or airplanes.

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Loading 1964 Cadillac Presidential Limousine into C-130 Hercules Transport Plane, Andrews Air Force Base, 1964

Photographic print

Around 1960, the United States Secret Service began using one of Lockheed's versatile C-130 Hercules transport aircraft to carry presidential vehicles. This was faster and more direct than shipping state cars ahead of the President via railcar or boat -- though loading lengthy automobiles into the plane's cargo compartment was a persistent challenge.