Which aircraft flew Richard Nixon to California after he resigned the presidency in 1974?

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Mount Rushmore and Air Force One — Air Force One Air Force One, a Boeing 747 reserved for use by the president of the United States, flying over Mount Rushmore, South Dakota.

Following his resignation in August 1974, Richard Nixon was flown to California aboard the Boeing 707 aircraft with the tail number 27000.1

This aircraft, which had joined the presidential fleet in 1972 as a sister ship to the original VC-137C (tail number 26000), served as a primary or backup Air Force One for several administrations. After its retirement in 2001, the aircraft was preserved and is currently on display at the Ronald W. Reagan Presidential Library and Museum in Simi Valley, California.1