Clint Hill will forever be remembered as the lone secret service agent who jumped onto the car after President Kennedy was shot, clinging to its sides as it sped toward the hospital. Even now, decades after JFK's presidency, the public continues to be fascinated with the Kennedys-America's royal family. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Hill recounts his indelible memories of those five days leading up to, and after, that tragic day in November 1963. Hill, as Jackie's guard, experienced those days first-hand. Alongside the famous photos everyone is familiar with, Hill provides a...Read more
Clint Hill will forever be remembered as the lone secret service agent who jumped onto the car after President Kennedy was shot, clinging to its sides as it sped toward the hospital. Even now, decades after JFK's presidency, the public continues to be fascinated with the Kennedys-America's royal family. To mark the fiftieth anniversary of President John F. Kennedy's assassination, Hill recounts his indelible memories of those five days leading up to, and after, that tragic day in November 1963. Hill, as Jackie's guard, experienced those days first-hand. Alongside the famous photos everyone is familiar with, Hill provides a moment-to-moment narration evoking the feelings and emotions behind the images-clearing up the persistent conspiracy misconceptions along the way. He also shows us the little-seen photos of Jackie both before and after the terrible event, describing the poignant moments they shared, during that pivotal moment in history.
Told movingly by a man who still wishes he could undo it all, Five Days in Novemberis a rare and deeply personal look at the assassination that affected the entire world and changed the United States forever.
Told movingly by a man who still wishes he could undo it all, Five Days in Novemberis a rare and deeply personal look at the assassination that affected the entire world and changed the United States forever.
- ISBN10 1476731497
- ISBN13 9781476731490
- Publish Date 21 November 2013 (first published 19 November 2013)
- Publish Status Out of Print
- Out of Print 10 August 2016
- Publish Country US
- Publisher Simon & Schuster
- Imprint Gallery
- Format Hardcover
- Pages 256
- Language English