
Five Presidents
My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford
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George Newbern
A rare and fascinating portrait of the American presidency from the number-one New York Times best-selling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November.
Secret Service agent Clint Hill brings history intimately and vividly to life as he reflects on his 17 years protecting the most powerful office in the nation. Hill walked alongside Presidents Dwight D. Eisenhower, John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard M. Nixon, and Gerald R. Ford, seeing them through a long, tumultuous era - the Cold War; the Cuban Missile Crisis; the assassinations of John F. Kennedy, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Robert F. Kennedy; the Vietnam War; Watergate; and the resignations of Spiro Agnew and Richard M. Nixon.
Some of his stunning, never-before-revealed anecdotes include:
- Eisenhower's reaction to Russian prime minister Khrushchev's refusal to talk following the U-2 incident
- The torture of watching himself in the Zapruder film in a Secret Service training
- Johnson's virtual imprisonment in the White House during violent anti-Vietnam protests
- His decision to place White House files under protection after a midnight phone call about Watergate
- The challenges of protecting Ford after he pardoned Nixon
With a unique insider's perspective, Hill sheds new light on the characters and personalities of these five presidents, revealing their humanity in the face of grave decisions.
©2016 Hill McCubbin, LLC. (P)2016 Simon & Schuster, Inc.Listeners also enjoyed...




















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Tremendous!
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Easy, interesting reading
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My only quibble with the book is with the choice of narrator. I'm not saying he's a bad narrator, He does an excellent job with most of the material. But what was Simon & Schuster thinking when they hired a young guy to narrate a book by man who was well into his 80s when the book was written? The narrator, as fine as he is, sounds like he wasn't even born yet when the events in the book took place. This takes away some of the credibility of the story, and leads to many mispronunciations in the book (Sander Vanocur, John Sirica, My Lai, and many of the Vietnamese names.) Those of us old enough to remember the events will recognize the errors, and it's a bit disconcerting. Again, this is not as much the fault of the narrator as it is of whoever it was that decided to hire a young guy to narrate on old man's memoirs. Other than that, I highly recommend it.
Great book! Recommended! But...
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An absolute must read for any proud American.
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Minot
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An inside look at history
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no matter our politics or assumed conclusions of a President. the job is difficult and changes the lives of all involved forever. Thank you for sharing such a eye opening and personal journey.
A c.f. dry human take on real history
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I'm surprised by how much I enjoyed this story.
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Interesting!
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truly the most interesting man in the world
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