Five Presidents

My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford

By: Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin Hill

Narrated by: George Newbern

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me and Five Days in November comes a revealing Secret Service memoir that offers a rare behind-the-scenes view of presidential protection and life inside the White House of five US 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 unprecedented events: Secret Service Agent Clint Hill was there on duty through five administrations.

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 20th-century America, 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.

From the laughter and quirks of Eisenhower’s golf outings, to the heroic urgency of Dallas on November 22nd, 1963, to Johnson’s White House besieged by protest, to Nixon’s meltdown and Ford’s fraught ascension, this book brings history to life as told through the eyes of the man whose job was to keep the man in office safe.

If you’ve ever wondered what it’s like to walk in the shoes of a Secret Service agent or to peer into the inner corridors of presidential power, this is the book for you.

I liked this book

Very interesting the first 2/3 and the whitehouse got different then. Would thoroly tecomend to anyone who likes history

Amazing!!!

An amazing book, so well written I felt as if I was there. The journey was so vivid I felt as if I was watching a movie.

Wonderful

I was wondering if I was going to enjoy this and I did. Such insight and into the political powers that was in place at that time. The wonderful showing of how things changed inside the White House and outside is amazing. And this is a wonderful story, a wonderful book, and a very unique perspective on how the president’s behaved and took to the protection detail after such a horrible event took place.

Reaquainting myself with contemporary history

Fascinating look at events that defined my generation. I came of age thru this period and I loved gaining greater insight.

Great Read!

I would highly recommend this book! If you are a lover of history, presidential history, then you would love this book. This is a first hand eye witness to history from someone protecting 5 presidents. Easy to listen to and follow. Again GREAT BOOK!