Kessler, Ronald, 1943-

In the president's secret service : behind the scenes with agents in the line of fire and the presidents they protect / Ronald Kessler. - New York : Crown Publishers, c2009. - xii, 273 s., [8] s. of plates : ill., ports. ; 24 cm.

Includes index.

Supervise -- Lancer -- Volunteer -- Threats -- Searchlight -- Daro -- Passkey -- Crown -- Jackal -- Deacon -- Stagecoach -- Rawhide -- Rainbow -- Hogan's alley -- "I forgot to duck". The big show -- Timberwolf -- A psychic's vision -- Eagle -- Cutting corners -- POTUS. Shutting down magnetometers -- Trailblazer -- Living on borrowed time -- Turquoise and Twinkle -- Angler -- Renegade -- Grenade -- Padding statistics -- Dereliction of duty -- Epilogue -- Secret Service dates.

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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