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The Extraordinary Life and Career of a Special Agent in the United States Secret Service
iUniverse
January 2012
On Sale: January 12, 2012
224 pages
ISBN: 1462070736
EAN: 9781462070732
Kindle: B007L5PSRC
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Non-Fiction
Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F.
Kennedy was assassinated. The events surrounding the
president's death shaped the course of young Emmett's life
as he set a goal of becoming a US Secret Service agent-one
of a special group of people willing to trade their lives
for that of the president, if necessary. Within Arm's Length narrates the story of Emmett's journey
in this coveted job-from the application process to his
retirement as assistant to the special agent in charge on
the elite Presidential Protective Division (PPD). Here he
discusses some of his more high-profile assignments in his
twenty-one years of service, including the PPD and the
Counter Assault Team where he provided arm's length
protection worldwide for Presidents George Herbert Walker
Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, and George W. Bush. This memoir describes the professional challenges faced by
Secret Service agents as well as the physical and emotional
toll that can be inflicted on both agents and their
families. Within Arm's Length also shares firsthand details
about the duties and challenges of conducting presidential
advances, dealing with the media, driving the president in a
bullet-proof limousine, running alongside him through the
streets of Washington, and flying with him on Air Force One. With fascinating anecdotes, Emmett weaves keen insight into
the unique culture and history of the Secret Service.
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