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The true story of the first African American on the White House Secret Service detail and his quest for justice after the assassination of JFK
Harmony
March 2008
On Sale: March 4, 2008
Featuring: John F. Kennedy; Abraham Bolden
320 pages
ISBN: 030738201X
EAN: 9780307382016
Hardcover
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Non-Fiction Memoir
Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service
agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy
himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For
Bolden, it was a dream come true—and an encouraging sign of
the charismatic president’s vision for a new
America.
But the dream quickly turned sour when
Bolden found himself regularly subjected to open hostility
and blatant racism. He was taunted, mocked, and disparaged
but remained strong, and he did not allow himself to become
discouraged.
More of a concern was the White House
team’s irresponsible approach to security. While on his tour
of presidential duty, Bolden witnessed firsthand the White
House agents’ long-rumored lax approach to their job.
Drinking on duty, abandoning key posts—this was not a team
that appeared to take their responsibility to protect the
life of the president particularly seriously. Both prior to
and following JFK’s assassination, Bolden sought to expose
and address the inappropriate behavior and negligence of
these agents, only to find himself the victim of a sinister
conspiracy that resulted in his conviction and imprisonment
on a trumped-up bribery charge.
A gripping memoir
substantiated by recently declassified government documents,
The Echo from Dealey Plaza is the story of the
terrible price paid by one man for his commitment to truth
and justice, as well as a shocking new perspective on the
circumstances surrounding the death of a beloved president.
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