Five Presidents - Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin Hill

Five Presidents

By Clint Hill & Lisa McCubbin Hill

  • Release Date: 2016-05-03
  • Genre: Biographies & Memoirs
Score: 4.5
4.5
From 395 Ratings

Description

The #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November reflects on his seventeen years on the Secret Service for presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford.

The assassination of one president, the resignation of another, and the swearing-in of the two who followed those traumatic events. Clint Hill was there, on duty, through Five Presidents.

After an extraordinary career as a Special Agent on the White House Detail, Clint Hill retired in 1975. His career spanned the administrations of Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford. A witness to some of the most pivotal moments in the twentieth century, Hill lets you walk in his shoes alongside the most powerful men in the world during tumultuous times in America’s history—the Cold War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of President John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the Vietnam War; Watergate; and the resignations of Vice President Spiro Agnew and President Nixon.

It was indeed a turbulent time—and through it all, Clint Hill had a unique insider perspective. His fascinating stories will shed new light on the character and personality of each of these five presidents, as Hill witnesses their human sides in the face of grave decisions.

Reviews

  • Great read

    5
    By Dlgvlg
    It is eye opening to read a first hand witness account about things that happened in my lifetime.
  • Awesome!

    5
    By T Magnum
    This is an absolutely fantastic book! Couldn’t stop reading, I hate that I’ve finished reading it!
  • Fascinating

    5
    By Irishmcmonster
    So much history from the inside crammed in a little book and great look at what it is like to work the Secret Service detail during the 60’s and 70’s.
  • Amazing

    5
    By ppuussssyy
    This book is amazing. It tells a very relatable story of a young man named Clint Hill who becomes a Secret Service agent and served 5 presidents. ❤️
  • Thoroughly Enjoyable

    5
    By Johhny M
    As a child of the 60s and 70s this book provides a behind the scene account for what it must be like to spend day in the life of a secret service agent trying to protect the worlds most powerful individual and their loved ones. Terrific as an audiobook
  • Disappointed

    1
    By Griffinstrings.com
    All the ingredients are present for a fascinating story, unfortunately the book reads instead like my 6th graders daily journal entry. I wish the author could have picked another co-writer to present the information.
  • True Professional

    5
    By Papermenu
    Great read by a true professional. Clint Hill shares his experiences protecting Presidents which gives a window into history. But it's his story of dedication, commitment and bravery to the country that is the real story.