In the president's secret service behind the scenes with agents in the line of fire and the presidents they protect
Because Secret Service agents are sworn to secrecy, the American public rarely knows what presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, and Cabinet officer and their families are really like. If they did, says a former Secret Service agent, "They would scream."
| Main Author: | Kessler, Ronald, 1943- |
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| Format: | Books Print Book |
| Language: | English |
| Published: |
New York :
Crown Publishers,
c2009.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. |
| Subjects: |
| Summary: |
Because Secret Service agents are sworn to secrecy, the American public rarely knows what presidents, vice presidents, presidential candidates, and Cabinet officer and their families are really like. If they did, says a former Secret Service agent, "They would scream." |
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| Item Description: |
Includes index. |
| Physical Description: |
xii, 273 p., [8] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm. |
| ISBN: |
9780307461353 0307461351 |
| Author Notes: |
Kessler worked at the Washington Post for many years. After this he began to write books about current affairs and national intelligence topics. Four of his books were listed on the hardcover nonfiction New York Times Best Seller list. In 2009 he published In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes With Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect. Kessler's The First Family Detail: Secret Service Agents Reveal the Hidden Lives of the Presidents (Crown 2014) made the New York Times bestseller list in August 2014. (Bowker Author Biography) |