Five Presidents, Clint Hill
Five Presidents, Clint Hill
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Five Presidents
My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford

Author: Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin Hill

Narrator: George Newbern

Unabridged: 14 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 05/03/2016


Synopsis

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.

About Clint Hill

Clint Hill (1932–2025) was the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and MeFive Days in NovemberFive Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford; and My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy. A United States Secret Service Agent from 1958 to 1975, Clint Hill was assigned to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and was in the motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. For his courage and swift actions that day, Hill received the nation’s highest civilian award for bravery. Starting out as a Special Agent, Clint Hill served as Agent in Charge of the First Lady Detail, the Vice Presidential Protective Division, the Presidential Protective Division, and when he retired in 1975, he was Assistant Director responsible for all protective activity. Find out more at ClintHillSecretService.com.

About Lisa McCubbin Hill

Lisa McCubbin Hill is an award-winning journalist and New York Times bestselling author. She is the author of the acclaimed biography Betty Ford: First Lady Women’s Advocate, Survivor, Trailblazer and coauthor (with Clint Hill) of the New York Times bestsellers Mrs. Kennedy and MeFive Days in November;  Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford; and My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy. She met Clint Hill while writing her first book, The Kennedy DetailJFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their Silence (with Gerald Blaine). Previously, Lisa was a television news anchor, reporter, and talk-radio host. Visit her at LisaMcCubbin.com.


Reviews

Goodreads review by David on May 23, 2016

Most will remember Secret Service Agent Clint Hill from the hauntingly iconic photo of him climbing on the back of the Presidential Limousine in Dallas, that fateful November day, to lend assistance and protection to the First Lady, and sadly seconds too late, to President Kennedy. This is a rivetin......more

Goodreads review by Melissa on June 13, 2017

I first met Clint Hill in 2013 when he and co-author, Lisa McCubbin, visited Dallas for a book signing during commemorations of the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Hill was famous as the Secret Service agent who had leaped onto the back of the presidential limousi......more

Goodreads review by Camille on July 14, 2016

If I had not lived through these presidential terms I would have not finished this book, as it is written as if it is a Secret Service report - flat. It gave me a behind the scenes look at events and daily happenings that I had followed in the newspapers, magazines and TV reports though so I stuck w......more

Goodreads review by Dean on February 09, 2019

Even if Clint Hill’s career had not spanned eighteen years and five history-making presidency’s, his exceptional experiences as an agent of the United States Secret Service would have been more than sufficient to write a compelling autobiography. He grew up in the small town of Washburn, North Dakot......more

Goodreads review by Katie on May 23, 2016

I really loved this book! Clint Hill is the Secret Service Agent who helped Jackie get off the trunk and back into the car when JFK was shot. He was forever changed by that day. It was fascinating to read about his experiences with 5 different Presidents and his role in the Secret Service with each......more