Five Presidents

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

By: Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin Hill

Narrated by: 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.

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!

Loved it.

Loved it. Hated to have it end. Gave me a whole new respect for the Secret Service and the greatest country in the world.

Interesting look at history

I enjoyed this book a lot. It was a very interesting and detailed look at times in history that I did not previous have a great grasp of. Some reviews said it got too bogged down in detail but I found that to add to the story, the recall he shows in his writing is really impressive. It was a good listen for sure.

Amazing piece of history. Balanced and “page turning”!!

This was an amazing listen. The level of detail was perfect and the story was balanced, honest, and revealing in a way I never thought possible.

This is not some scandalous, hyped drivel. This is truth from the most intriguing perspective.

I love this book.

Wonderful view of history

This is a wonderful view of history through the eyes of a secret service agent. Quite exciting and poignant at times. The Kennedy death was quite moving the way it was written. Great book. Needs to be a required reading for history majors

Loved it

Having been born after almost all of these events, it was eye opening to hear history from a first person account. Love this book!!!!! I’m recommending it to everyone.