President Trump lined the West Wing walls with photos of his inauguration day crowds to make a (disputed) point about his superlative crowd size and seemed to get disoriented while giving his wife Melania a tour of Air Force One, according to a new memoir by former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein. 
 
 “After takeoff, Trump gets lost while giving Melania a tour of the plane,” Dorey-Stein, 32, writes in From the Corner of the Oval, out Tuesday, about a trip to the president’s Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida. “I don’t know how he gets lost, but he does. Air Force One is a beautiful bird, but it’s no different from any other commercial 747 in that there’s one narrow hallway that takes you from the front to the back.” 
 
 According to the book, which primarily catalogues Dorey-Stein’s work in President Obama’s White House, Trump ended up in front of her seat and they greeted each other. Dorey-Stein took a step back in deference, as she’d done previously for Obama. “But when I take a step back, Trump takes a step forward, into my personal space,” the author writes. The lost president said “hello” again “with a smile he must consider charming pasted on his face,” she writes. He remained in her “face” until one of his staffers directed him back toward the aisle. His wife, Melania, stood behind him “star[ing] at the ground,” according to the book. (Trump famously hovered over his opponent Hillary Clinton during a presidential debate, and throughout his campaign, he faced multiple allegations of sexual harassment and assault.) 
 
 Donald Trump and Hillary Clinton Rick Wilking-Pool/Getty 
 
 Dorey-Stein is a former school teacher who was hired into the stenographer’s job in 2012. White House stenographers, traditionally non-political outside contractors, are given extraordinary access to almost every presidential meeting and speech in order to produce transcripts that become part of presidential records. While Dorey-Stein writes that serving under Obama was a life-changing experience, after two months of working for the Trump administration she quit her job to work as a full-time writer. 
 
 During her short time under Trump, Dorey-Stein took note of what she saw as telling differences between the two administrations and the two presidents. 
 
 “The West Exec parking lot is no longer filled with Priuses and Chevys but with Porsches and Maseratis. The black frames that line the West Wing no longer display photographs of POTUS shaking hands with worlds leaders, little kids, and wounded warriors,” she writes, “instead, it’s a pathetic display of inauguration day crowds with the aerial shots cropped tight in the attempt to establish yet another ‘alternative fact.'” 
 
 After Trump’s inauguration, the president stirred up controversy by claiming that his crowd size was bigger than his predecessor’s, despite the reports. Trump personally contacted National Park Service director Michael T. Reynolds and asked him to produce additional photo proof that could back up the president’s claims of having the “largest audience to ever witness an inauguration,” according to The Washington Post. 
 
 Melania and Donald Trump Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP/Shutterstock 
 
 These aren’t the only differences that caught the author’s notice. 
 
 “I watch the Napoleonic clowns swagger through the West Wing in bad suits. I watch the female contortionists, who believe bending over in a miniskirt and stilettos is a good idea but a woman’s right to choose isn’t,” she writes. “I watch Stephen Miller smirk like a demonic Pee-wee Herman as he cracks jokes about gender equality in a van full of women who are active-duty members of the military. I watch all of it. I force myself to look up so I can write it all down.” 
 
 A White House spokesperson did not immediately respond to PEOPLE’s request for comment. 
 
 She also wrote down one nurse’s strategy for dealing with the new administration. 
 
 “Back in Afghanistan,” the nurse from the White House medical unit told Dorey-Stein, according to the book, “I had to administer medicine to Taliban prisoners—so I’m basically approaching these people the same way.” 
 
 While Dorey-Stein only worked in the Trump administration for two months, her time in the White House left quite an impression. 
 
 “I notice that the table behind the Resolute Desk, once crowded with Obama family photographs, is now empty except for one framed picture of Trump’s father,” the author writes. “There isn’t a single photo of [Trump’s 11-year-old son] Barron, or Melania, or even [daughter] Ivanka. If only Fred had told his son he loved him, that he was proud of him — maybe none of this would have happened.” 
 
 From the Corner of the Oval is on sale now. ||||| AIR Force One is the ultimate symbol of the US President's power and authority. 
 
 The aircraft prominently bears the the American flag on its outside, making it instantly recognisable. Here's what we know... 
 
 AP:Associated Press 4 President Donald Trump boards Air Force One for a trip to Las Vegas 
 
 What is Air Force One? 
 
 Air Force One is one of two specially modified Boeing 747-200B jets which carries the US President. 
 
 Modified Boeing 747-200s have been serving presidents since 1987 but the company has been looking after presidents for more than half a century. 
 
 The 4,000sq feet plane can act as a mobile command centre in the event of an attack on the United States. 
 
 In 1943, President Franklin D Roosevelt flew in a Boeing B-314 Dixie Clipper to Casablanca - the first time a sitting US president had travelled overseas by air. 
 
 Getty 4 Air Force One is a heavily modified Boeing 747 
 
 The plane is now seen as the original Air Force One but it wasn't until the late 1950s that Boeing built the first presidential aircraft the VC 137A in the late 1950s. 
 
 President Dwight Eisenhower was the first to use it, on a 19-day overseas tour in 1959. 
 
 In 1962, then-first lady Jackie Kennedy commissioned designer Raymond Loewy to style the plane - including a bold blue paint job because it was husband John F Kennedy's favourite colour. 
 
 Vice President Lyndon Johnson took the oath of office on board the aircraft after JFK's assassination, and the murdered president's body was transported from Dallas to Washington on board. 
 
 Getty Images 4 President John F Kennedy and wife Jackie leave Air Force One on the day he was assassinated 
 
 What is on Air Force One? 
 
 Spread over three levels, it includes a Presidential suite with a large office and conference room. 
 
 A doctor, always on board, has access to a medical suite that can be used as an operating room. 
 
 The aircraft also boasts two food preparation galleys that can feed 100 people at a time. 
 
 It also has two kitchens, which can cater for 100 people at a time, and a shower. 
 
 The plane has 87 phones and a video-teleconference system so the president can address the nation on board. 
 
 It is outfitted with military technology and has classified communications gear and defences in case it is attacked by a missile. 
 
 Reuters 4 US President Donald Trump and first lady Melania Trump arrive aboard Air Force One ahead of the NATO Summit 
 
 What other features does Air Force One have? 
 
 The plane can be refuelled in the air as it has a special fuel cap on its nose so a second plane can connect to it while flying above. 
 
 This means the plane could technically stay in the air indefinitely in case of an emergency. 
 
 Air Force One is also really fast - it can reach speeds of 600mph. 
 
 According to reports, F-16 fighter planes escorting the president's plane on September 11 had to ask Air Force One's pilot Colonel Mark Tillman to slow down. 
 
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 Details of the plane's defence capabilities are top secret but it has the ability the function as a bunker in the event of a nuclear attack. 
 
 It's also reported to be capable of repelling airborne missiles and has a special electronic defence system that can jam enemy radars. 
 
 Electronics on board are designed to protect against an electromagnetic pulse and the aircraft is equipped with advanced secure communications equipment. ||||| Axios has learned that Trump had one specification for the plane that could cause tension with the Air Force and surprise around the world: 
 
 Trump wants to change the plane's signature blue-and-white look, designed by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy in the early 1960s. 
 
 the plane's signature blue-and-white look, designed by President John F. Kennedy and First Lady Jackie Kennedy in the early 1960s. We’re told that Trump wants a color scheme that "looks more American" and isn’t a "Jackie Kennedy color." He doesn’t think the current blue (technically "luminous ultramarine") represents the USA. 
 
 that Trump wants a color scheme that "looks more American" and isn’t a "Jackie Kennedy color." He doesn’t think the current blue (technically "luminous ultramarine") represents the USA. The president's preferred design is believed to include red, white and blue. 
 
 "He can do it," said a source familiar with the negotiations, when asked about whether Trump can make the change: 
 
 But the change could cause friction with the Air Force. We're told some top officers like the current look, which they point out is "known around the world." 
 
 Another upgrade: Trump is quite proud of his personal Boeing 757, which he used as his campaign plane: 
 
 We're told he wants the presidential bed aboard Air Force One to be larger and more comfortable — more like the executive livery package on his personal plane than the current, couch-like sleeping configuration aboard Air Force One. 
 
 the presidential bed aboard Air Force One to be larger and more comfortable — more like the executive livery package on his personal plane than the current, couch-like sleeping configuration aboard Air Force One. Trump may only get to enjoy his dream ride if he's reelected: The new 747s are very unlikely to be in presidential service before Jan. 20, 2021. Two planes still need to be converted from commercial aircraft into flying White Houses. 
 
 When I told presidential historian Michael Beschloss about Trump's plans, he replied: "Why would anyone want to discard an Air Force One design that evokes more than a half-century of American history?" 
 
 "Every time you see that blue trim and the words 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' spelled out in that same typeface as an early version of the Declaration of Independence, it brings back JFK landing in Germany to speak at the Berlin Wall, Richard Nixon flying to China, Ronald Reagan stepping off the plane to see Gorbachev in Iceland and a thousand other scenes of Presidents in our past." 
 
 you see that blue trim and the words 'UNITED STATES OF AMERICA' spelled out in that same typeface as an early version of the Declaration of Independence, it brings back JFK landing in Germany to speak at the Berlin Wall, Richard Nixon flying to China, Ronald Reagan stepping off the plane to see Gorbachev in Iceland and a thousand other scenes of Presidents in our past." "JFK and Jackie Kennedy approved that timeless design (created pro bono by the premier mid-20th century industrial designer Raymond Loewy) to replace an earlier version of Air Force One that had simply said 'MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE' and which made conspicuous use of the color orange, which Kennedy rightfully found 'gaudy.'" 
 
 approved that timeless design (created pro bono by the premier mid-20th century industrial designer Raymond Loewy) to replace an earlier version of Air Force One that had simply said 'MILITARY AIR TRANSPORT SERVICE' and which made conspicuous use of the color orange, which Kennedy rightfully found 'gaudy.'" "It was JFK who chose what Loewy called the ' luminous ultramarine blue' that has appeared on every version of Air Force One (and some other Presidential aircraft) from 1962 on." 
 
 who chose what Loewy called the ' that has appeared on every version of Air Force One (and some other Presidential aircraft) from 1962 on." "Anyone who doubts how strongly Americans feel about the way Air Force One looks should go to the Reagan Library in California and see how many people go there to look at the plane that Ronald Reagan flew on while he was President." 
 
 JFK and Jacqueline Kennedy arrive in Houston on November 21, 1963, less than a day before his assassination. (John F. Kennedy Presidential Library, from the collection of Michael Beschloss) 
 
 How Air Force One looked under President Eisenhower (1959, before JFK’s 1962 redesign. (U.S. Air Force, from the collection of Michael Beschloss) 
 
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– Air Force One is reportedly not to Donald Trump's taste. The president wants a bigger, cushier bed and a "more American" look for his aircraft, now painted what he calls a "Jackie Kennedy color," Axios is reporting. Air Force One last underwent a redesign under the John F. Kennedy administration, which opted for a color scheme of white and blue—JFK's favorite color, reports the Sun. But during a February meeting with Boeing CEO Dennis Muilenburg about a $4 billion program to replace two 747-200B jets used by the president, Trump reportedly expressed his preference for a red, white, and blue design. Per Axios, this "could cause friction" with Air Force officers who are content with the current paint job "known around the world." Per the Sun, the aircraft is "instantly recognizable" as it's marked by a large American flag. It also bears the presidential seal and reads "United States of America" in large letters. It's unclear how much a revamp would cost; a now-canceled order to replace two refrigerators on the plane was set to cost $23.6 million. Despite Trump's apparent wishes, former White House stenographer Beck Dorey-Stein believes it's the inside of the plane that's most problematic for him, per People. "I don't know how he gets lost, but he does," she writes in a new memoir of one particular flight to Mar-a-Lago. "Air Force One is a beautiful bird, but it's no different from any other commercial 747 in that there's one narrow hallway that takes you from the front to the back." The book is out Tuesday.