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My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
Gallery Books
May 2016
On Sale: May 3, 2016
464 pages
ISBN: 1476794138
EAN: 9781476794136
Kindle: B015WNZ5HW
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Non-Fiction History | Non-Fiction Political
A rare and fascinating portrait of the American presidency from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November. Secret Service agent Clint Hill brings history intimately and vividly to life as he reflects on his seventeen years protecting the most powerful office in the nation. Hill walked alongside Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford, seeing them through a long, tumultuous eraโthe Cold War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the Vietnam War; Watergate; and the resignations of Spiro Agnew and Richard M. Nixon. Some of his stunning, never-before-revealed anecdotes include: -Eisenhowerโs reaction at Russian Prime Minister Khrushchevโs refusal to talk following the U-2 incident -The torture of watching himself in the Zapruder film in a Secret Service training -Johnsonโs virtual imprisonment in the White House during violent anti-Vietnam protests -His decision to place White House files under protection after a midnight phone call about Watergate -The challenges of protecting Ford after he pardoned Nixon With a unique insiderโs perspective, Hill sheds new light on the character and personality of these five presidents, revealing their humanity in the face of grave decisions.
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