2008-05-16T10:24:47Z tag:blog.washingtonpost.com,2008:/on-the-plane/288 Copyright (c) 2008, WashingtonPost.Newsweek Interactive 2008-05-16T10:24:47Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-05-16:/on-the-plane2008/05/jerusalem_just_before_presiden.html

Jerusalem -- Just before President Bush left for Israel this week, the White House named an "honorary delegation" of some 80 prominent American Jews, big-time GOP donors and others to accompany him to the celebration of the Jewish state's 60th anniversary. It turns out you don't get too much for being in that group -- no ride on Air Force One for example. That's not a problem for some in the delegation: Former New York...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-05:/on-the-plane2008/04/a_future_in_croatian_politics.html

ZAGREB, Croatia -- Gordon Johndroe has been a fixture in Bushworld for a decade -- he worked on the 1998 governor's race in Texas and the 2000 presidential race, served as an assistant White House press secretary, Department of Homeland Security press secretary, the first lady's press secretary and strategic communications director for the State Department and now works as the chief spokesman for the National Security Council. But with the days of the Bush...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

washingtonpost.com 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-04:/on-the-plane2008/04/live_from_bucharest_its_zamfir.html

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Days in the White House filing center on the road can be tedious, mind-numbing and extremely long. Journalists find themselves sitting inside a windowless conference room without ever seeing daylight. But on the other hand, you never know who might show up. During President Bush's journey through Africa in February, it was rocker-turned-activist Bob Geldof, who hitched a ride on Air Force One to talk with Bush, and Jordin Sparks of "American...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-03:/on-the-plane2008/04/all_cleared_for_takeoff.html

BUCHAREST, Romania -- So why did President Bush abruptly bolt from the last NATO discussion of the day? Maybe he was annoyed to learn the latest news: The White House press charter has been cleared to follow him to his next stop after all. United Airlines grounded all of its Boeing 777 jumbo jets yesterday because it had not conducted needed inspections of their fire suppression systems. That grounding included the chartered plane ferrying most...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-03:/on-the-plane2008/04/hes_got_a_few_other_things_to.html

BUCHAREST, Romania -- So he's a busy guy. That's what President Bush's top advisers said when asked why he suddenly bolted from the last NATO summit meeting this evening. Our colleague, Terry Hunt of the Associated Press, pigeonholed Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and national security adviser Stephen Hadley after a briefing in the White House filing center here to ask about the president's departure before the end of a discussion on Afghanistan. "The president...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-03:/on-the-plane2008/04/abrupt_departure.html

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Enough is enough, it seems. With the NATO summit meetings consistently running two hours over schedule most of the day, President Bush abruptly got up and left the last formal session of the day, not bothering to wait for an official summit photograph of all the leaders. Bush is no fan of windy meetings and evidently had had his fill. He left behind Defense Secretary Robert M. Gates to represent him for...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-03:/on-the-plane2008/04/at_nato_meetings_no_tight_sche_1.html

BUCHAREST, Romania -- He's polite enough not to say so publicly, but President Bush is probably pretty annoyed by now. Not just that NATO rejected his bid to push two former Soviet republics closer to membership, but that they're taking so long in doing so. Bush is famous for his rigorous fidelity to schedules and his disdain for long-winded meetings. He not only starts nearly every event on time, he often starts early and has...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

washingtonpost.com 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-02:/on-the-plane2008/04/overseas_travel_keeps_bush_off.html

BUCHAREST, Romania -- Like Condoleezza Rice, President Bush, of course, is also an exercise demon and likes his routine. Traveling overseas on these country-a-day trips can sometimes throw him off just a bit. Take his speech this morning to a parallel conference before the NATO summit began tonight. He stumbled over his prepared text several times. The White House stenographers who record his every public remark were left to insert [sic] in the transcript left...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-02:/on-the-plane2008/04/safety_first_even_for_the_pres.html

BUCHAREST, Romania -- It's always something. First the hotels, now the plane. The White House press charter that ferries journalists, presidential staff and Secret Service agents whenever the president travels has been grounded. The chartered jumbo jet is one of the 52 Boeing-777 aircraft that United Airlines ordered out of service today until it can inspect them for possible problems with the fire suppression systems in the cargo holds. The jet is currently here in...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

washingtonpost.com Editors 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-02:/on-the-plane2008/04/sweating_for_peace.html

The Fitness magazine spread on Secretary of State Rice. BUCHAREST, Romania -- Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice has joined President Bush on his trip, flying in on her own jet from Jordan and catching up to the Commander in Chief in Ukraine before coming here for the NATO summit that opens tonight. As our colleague, Glenn Kessler, wrote this week, Rice has been quite the globetrotter these past few months, challenging Henry Kissinger's record for...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

washingtonpost.com Editors 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-01:/on-the-plane2008/04/bush_counsels_ukraines_squabbl.html

KIEV, Ukraine -- President Bush may not know much about living in a former Soviet republic struggling to establish a democracy, but he knows a thing or two about political combat. And so he found himself today giving advice to Ukraine's famously squabbling leaders. President Viktor Yushchenko and Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko have been on-again, off-again allies for years. Together they led the Orange Revolution of 2004 that toppled a pro-Russian government, but they have...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-04-01:/on-the-plane2008/04/hotel_tab_for_presidents_entou.html

KIEV, Ukraine -- It turned out not to be an April Fool's joke. And if anything, the joke is on us. Not only did the Radisson here jack up the rates for the traveling White House party, so did the Hyatt, where Bush, his top aides and the handful of journalists in the pool that sticks close to the president stayed the night. In fact, one member of the press pool got a bill for...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Eric Pianin 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-03-31:/on-the-plane2008/03/in_kiev_presidential_bubble_fe.html

KIEV, Ukraine -- President Bush is on the road again, landing here in this former Soviet republic this evening for the first leg of a week-long trip that will also take him to Romania, Croatia and eventually Russia as he tries to reorganize the security architecture of Europe before leaving office. As we have in recent months, we'll be blogging the trip along the way to give a sense of what it looks, sounds and...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

washingtonpost.com Editors 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-03-06:/on-the-plane2008/03/for_rice_dwindling_facetime_wi.html

BRUSSELS, March 6--When Condoleezza Rice became Secretary of State, she was treated like an instant rock star. There was such demand to chronicle her maiden overseas voyage in 2005 that an unprecedented 19 reporters were given seats on her plane. Many were television correspondents. Rice, now in her final year as Secretary, scored a minor diplomatic advance this week when she convinced Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas to restart peace talks with Israel. But there...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

Washington Post Editor 2008-05-14T00:25:48Z tag:washingtonpost.com,2008-03-05:/on-the-plane2008/03/maybe_she_had_credit_card_poin.html

JERUSALEM, March 5--For many years, the Secretary of State has stayed at the David Citadel, a gleaming, modern hotel near the old city here. Peace negotiations were held on the sun filled tenth floor, in a suite named after the slain Israeli leader Yitzhak Rabin. But there was a surprise when Rice and her staff arrived here after an exhausting day that included a night on the plane and a grueling schedule from before dawn...Please click on the title to continue reading this entry.

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