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In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect (original 2009; edition 2010)

by Ronald Kessler

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Because Secret Service agents are sworn to secrecy, the American public rarely knows what presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, and Cabinet officers and their families are really like. If they did, says a former Secret Service agent, "They would scream."
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Title:In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect
Authors:Ronald Kessler
Info:Three Rivers Press (2010), Edition: Reprint, Paperback, 304 pages
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Rating:*****
Tags:non-fiction, secret service, history, government, presidents

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In the president's secret service by Ronald KESSLER (2009)

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An interesting book about what goes on in the Secret Service. There's a little too much whining about how the budget keeps getting cut and that could possibly lead to a dangerous situation with one of the protectees. The anecdotes about the proctectees as seen from the behind-the-scenes-guys are amusing. ( )
  Jeff.Rosendahl | Sep 21, 2021 |
Sometimes informative, sometimes gossipy. ( )
  GinaFava | Apr 11, 2018 |
An interesting book by Ron Kessler who has a fairly impressive background. A bit dated when I read this but lots of good info on what the Secret Service does and how they deal with many obstacles. There are profiles on the Presidents going back as far as Kennedy. The behind the scenes tales of their mannerisms and quite frankly with some, pettiness, is quite entertaining.

Kessler delves often into the difficulties agents face with the long hours and grueling schedules and how it impact their personal lives greatly. There is quite a bit of lobbying for reforms in the service and how laxness in administration is cause for concern as we have witnessed. A fairly wide sweeping perspective on this most important security force and the challenges it faces. ( )
  knightlight777 | Oct 10, 2017 |
Another review bombed by this website... dang this is getting bad. Another, really enjoyed this book and the narrator was excellent. I had no idea what the SS had to go thru to care for their charges, and how arrogant and annoying those charges can actually be. However, it really doesn't matter how a president treats his SS bodyguards, and the book seems to hint that this is (was) and important part of evaluating a president. It's not. Anyway, highly recommend, easy to listen to, straightforward book, and entertaining to boot. ( )
  marshapetry | Oct 9, 2016 |
Interesting. Pretty much as expected with regard to way the respective presidents and their families treated subordinates with the exception of Jimmy Carter. ( )
  66usma | Feb 25, 2016 |
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What is truly dangerous is the kind of National Enquirer-style gossip in Kessler's book. In the future, without "trust and confidence" in their agents, presidents will want to keep them at a distance, out of spying range -- and out of safety range, when split seconds may count.
 

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KESSLER, Ronaldprimary authorall editionsconfirmed
Henderson, Leonard W.Designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Livingston, ChrisCover artistsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Sklar, AlanNarratorsecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
Tran, DavidCover designersecondary authorsome editionsconfirmed
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Because Secret Service agents are sworn to secrecy, the American public rarely knows what presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, and Cabinet officers and their families are really like. If they did, says a former Secret Service agent, "They would scream."

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