Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
by Clint Hill
View on GoodreadsClint Hill is remembered for one moment: climbing onto the back of the limousine in Dallas to shield the President and Mrs. Kennedy. Written with Lisa McCubbin, this memoir covers the seventeen years around it, five presidents from Eisenhower to Ford, and his phrase for that stretch is "there I was, in the middle of it all."
Core ideas
- Five kinds of presidency: Only Eisenhower completed two full elected terms; Nixon resigned and Ford was never elected.
- A turbulent run: The years take in the U-2 incident, the Cuban Missile Crisis, three assassinations, civil rights protests, Vietnam, Watergate and two resignations.
- Up through protection: He led presidential protection from 1967 and retired in 1975 as Assistant Director over all protective operations.
Published2016
Pages451
ISBN9781476794136
ReadMay 2025
