4 ms·
legend is that president johnson got it confused in a press conference and called it the sr-71 so instead of correcting him they just changed the name. "skunk
by swasheck 4y ago
legend is that president johnson got it confused in a press conference and called it the sr-71 so instead of correcting him they just changed the name.
"skunk works" is a great read. i'm almost done with "area 51" by annie jacobsen and it's quite the interesting read as well, though it does get dry at times. https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15839422W/Area_51 https://openlibrary.org/works/OL15839422W/Area_51
- chipsa 4y agoThe correct part of the legend is that the speech he was reading off of said SR-71, because someone thought it sounded better, and getting it spoken by the President was easier than doing it the "Right" way.
- swasheck 4y agothank you. i really appreciate that clarification. it's always nice to learn new things.