Protecting the President, Dan Bongino
Protecting the President, Dan Bongino
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Protecting the President
An Inside Account of the Troubled Secret Service in an Era of Evolving Threats

Author: Dan Bongino

Narrator: L.J. Ganser

Unabridged: 5 hr 42 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 03/06/2018


Synopsis

Being a Secret Service agent is one of the most treacherous jobs in the world and never more so than in today's highly polarized America. Facing threats from fence jumpers and manifesto writers, and from murderous terrorists and sophisticated spies, protecting the president is harder than ever. In an age of hyper-partisan politics, emotions are high and threats are everywhere. On top of that, with international tensions reaching a boiling point, it's harder than ever to determine friend from foe.

Yet the President of the United States is in very real danger if the Secret Service doesn't change course soon and evolve with the rapidly changing threat environment. Not only is the agency facing scandals from within, low morale, and an ever-present media looking to capitalize on the slightest misstep, the agency also has to contend with highly motivated bad guys who are already working on technologically advanced methodologies and are constantly striving to formulate the logistics of an attack on the White House. Eventually terrorist planners will find a way to acquire the technology, weapons, explosives, and know-how to make an attempt on the life of the President. The only question is What are we going to do about it?

About Dan Bongino

Dan Bongino started his career in law enforcement with the NYPD in 1995, joining the ranks of the Secret Service in 1999 as a special agent where he was assigned to investigate financial crimes. In 2006, he entered into duty with the elite Presidential Protective Division in the administration of President George W. Bush, remaining on protective duty during the change in administration to President Barack Obama. Bongino resigned from the Secret Service in 2011 to run for a Senate seat in Maryland. The New York Times best-selling author of Life Inside the Bubble: Why a Top-Ranked Secret Service Agent Walked Away from It All, and The Fight: A Secret Service Agent s Inside Account of Security Failings and the Political Machine provides expertise on international security and political strategy for news outlets such as Fox News, CNN, and others.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Deacon Tom on January 06, 2024

A very good book. I enjoyed the insider’s view of the Secret Service. Most was well written but some areas contained complaints.......more

Goodreads review by Curtis on August 23, 2019

It is a very interesting view of the Secret Service, one from within. Dan's viewpoint is one of concern, encouragement, and ways to improve. Great book. Thank you for your service to "Our" country.......more

Goodreads review by Jodi on August 16, 2024

This little book has a slow start, but the second half was especially interesting. Written in 2017, it seems we may be seeing the fruits of some of the less sensible leadership decisions right now. Sure, plenty of people were very vocal about their disappointment that Trump’s would be assassin “miss......more