Historic competition; JFK angry over Pan Am' new (at the time) order for a batch of Concordes. US was to announce its Boeing 2707 supersonic airliner just 2 days after Pan Am' order, and apparently Pan Am' Juan Triple knew that, yet he chose to order Concordes, which infuriated JFK....as someone commented on this..."It's refreshing to see a president that gave a damn about his country and American business and American pride". Hmmm, makes one think about it...