His fascinating stories will shed new light on the character and personality of each of these five presidents, as Hill witnesses their human sides in the face of grave decisions. It was indeed a turbulent time-and through it all, Clint Hill had a unique insider perspective. Kennedy the Vietnam War Watergate and the resignations of Vice President Spiro Agnew and President Nixon. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. A witness to some of the most pivotal moments in the twentieth century, Hill lets you walk in his shoes alongside the most powerful men in the world during tumultuous times in America’s history-the Cold War the Cuban Missile Crisis the assassinations of President John F. His career spanned the administrations of Dwight D. Clint Hill was there, on duty, through Five Presidents.Īfter an extraordinary career as a Special Agent on the White House Detail, Clint Hill retired in 1975. The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those traumatic events. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford. This is the story, told for the first time, of the man who perhaps held her together.The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs.
Kennedys strength, class, and dignity over those tragic four days in November 1963 held the country together. Clint Hill jumped on the car too late to save the president, but all he knew after that first shot was that if more shots were coming, the bullets had to hit him instead of the First Lady. Sprawled on the trunk of the car as it sped away from Dealey Plaza, Hill clung to the sides of the car, his feet wedged in so his body was as high as possible. Kennedys lap in the back seat of the limousine, his eyes fixed, blood splattered all over the back of the car, Mrs. Kennedy, the one vivid image that never leaves Clint Hills mind is that of President Kennedys head lying on Mrs. Forty-seven years after the assassination of President John F. Three and a half months later, the unthinkable happened. on November 25, 1960, as well as for the birth and sudden death of Patrick Bouvier Kennedy on August 8, 1963. Kennedys side for some of the happiest moments as well as the darkest. Kennedys tragic assassination.In those four years, Hill was by Mrs. Publishers Description: The #1 New York Times bestselling memoir by Clint Hill that Kirkus Reviews called clear and honest prose free from salaciousness and gossip,� Jackie Kennedys personal Secret Service agent details his very close relationship with the First Lady during the four years leading up to and following President John F. There is some light shelf and reading wear, but still a presentable copy.
Book and Jacket are both in Good condition.
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