_Protecting the Presidential Candidates_ is the first book of its
kind to examine how presidents and presidential candidates were
protected during the presidential election cycles - from JFK to
Trump. It is also the first book of its kind to tell the story of
the role of state troopers and private bodyguards in protecting
presidential candidates. Protection for candidates changed and
evolved from the free-wheeling style of the 1950s and early 1960s,
which afforded presidential candidates little or no protection, to
the growth of bodyguard personnel, increased intelligence
facilities and state of the art technology employed today to keep
the candidates safe. Presidential candidates relish connecting with
the public and it has given greater visibility to the bodyguards
who are willing to place themselves between a presidential
candidate and a would-be attacker. In the milieu in which the
Secret Service operates, bodyguards have witnessed the terrors of
election campaigns when presidential candidates have waded into
crowds to shake hands with their supporters, rode in open-top cars,
and made sudden but risky changes to their schedules - oblivious to
the fact that in every campaign there have been people stalking
candidates with ill intent. Many stories revealed in _Protecting
the Presidential Candidates_ have remained largely hidden from the
public; some buried in newspaper archives and others in oral
histories, presidential libraries or official government documents.
The author draws on numerous sources, including FBI files,
presidential biographies, vice presidential biographies, civilian
bodyguard memoirs, Secret Service agent memoirs, White House staff
memoirs and more so that these stories can now be told. The book
also allows readers to gain an insight into the personal as well as
professional relationships between the candidate and the bodyguards
who protected them. Some candidates were so trusting of their
bodyguards they embraced them as part of an 'inner circle' of
advisers. Bodyguards have also witnessed embarrassing moments in a
candidate's campaign and how intrusive they have been at the most
delicate of moments. 'The president's day is your day,' one agent
said. 'Nobody sees the president the way an agent does.'
General
Imprint: |
Frontline Books
|
Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
October 2021 |
Authors: |
Mel Ayton
|
Dimensions: |
234 x 156 x 38mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Hardcover
|
Pages: |
312 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-399-01408-3 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
1-399-01408-0 |
Barcode: |
9781399014083 |
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