Name: | Five Presidents |
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By: | Clint Hill, Lisa McCubbin |
Narrated by: | George Newbern |
Series: | |
Length | 14 hrs and 31 mins |
Category: | Biographies & Memoirs, Politics & Activism |
Release Date: | 2016-05-01 |
Language: | English |
Clint Hill is an American author and former United States Secret Service agent who was assigned to protect First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Lisa McCubbin is an American journalist and author. She is the co-author, with Clint Hill, of the New York Times bestseller Mrs. Kennedy and Me.
Hill began his career in the Secret Service in 1958. He was assigned to the White House detail in 1961 and was present during the assassination of President Kennedy in 1963. Hill was one of the agents who rode in the car behind the President’s limousine and was the only agent to climb onto the back of the car after the shooting.
After the assassination, Hill continued to serve on the White House detail and was assigned to protect President Lyndon B. Johnson and First Lady Lady Bird Johnson. He also served on the detail for Presidents Richard Nixon and Gerald Ford. Hill retired from the Secret Service in 1975.
Lisa McCubbin is an American journalist and author. She is the co-author, with Clint Hill, of the New York Times bestseller Mrs. Kennedy and Me.
McCubbin began her career as a journalist at The Washington Star. She later worked as a producer for
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children’s literature and is the author’s best-known work, having sold over 100 million copies in 47 languages.
George Washington, the first President of the United States, was born in 1732 in Virginia. He served as a General in the American Revolutionary War and was elected as the first President of the United States in 1789. He served two terms in office and retired in 1797.
John Adams, the second President of the United States, was born in 1735 in Massachusetts. He served as a diplomat in the American Revolution and was elected as the second President of the United States in 1797. He served one term in office and retired in 1801.
Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United States, was born in 1743 in Virginia. He served as a lawyer in the American Revolution and was elected as the third President of the United States in 1801. He served two terms in office and retired in 1809.
James Madison, the fourth President of the United States, was born in 1751 in Virginia. He served as a lawyer in the American Revolution and was elected as the fourth President of the United States in 1809. He served two terms in office and retired in 1817.
James Monroe, the fifth President of the United States, was born in 1758 in Virginia. He served as a General in
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