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20 Years in the Secret Service: My Life with Five Presidents by Rufus W. Youngblood PB

$17.95
When shots rang out in Dallas on November 22, 1963, U.S. Secret Service Agent Rufus W. Youngblood immediately lunged over the seat of the vice president's car and bravely used his body to shield Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson.
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Youngblood's memoir includes a firsthand account of the Kennedy assassination, as well as highlights from his twenty-year career in the Secret Service, during which he protected Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Readers will enjoy Youngblood's behind-the-scenes look at some of the most pivotal events in US history, humorous anecdotes, and descriptions of the complexities, risks, and constant tensions involved in protecting America's chief executive.

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