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...ironic twist, Robert Straus-Hupe, an American ambassador and political advisor, arrived late to the meeting. He entered the room and joked, "What you oughta do Mr. President is ask for everybody's resignation...
Schlesinger said he and Straus-Hupe laughed, the rest of the room sat in silence...
Flight 486 was airborne only half an hour when Barkley entered the cockpit carrying a gun, a razor, and a can of what the crew took to be gasoline. He ordered Captain Dale C. Hupe to go directly to Washington, bypassing a scheduled stop at St. Louis. The pilot signaled ahead news of the hijacking. Then came what was perhaps the most spectacular message in aviation history: Barkley was demanding that the U.S. Supreme Court have $100 million in small bills delivered to the plane upon landing. Less than four hours later, Flight 486 touched down at Dulles International Airport...
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