A Career as a Secret Service Agent
A Career as a Secret Service Agent

Author: Therese M. Shea

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 1499411170

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Readers will love learning about the exciting careers of Secret Service agents. This book will introduce readers to the federal law enforcers who protect and serve the federal government. The text includes Secret Service history, missions, and different jobs involved with a career in this federal force. The text also addresses the skills necessary to land them a job as a Secret Service agent. Brilliant color photographs will bring the daily jobs of a Secret Service agent to life. High-interest and information-rich text will spark the interest of even the most reluctant reader. Sidebars and a graphic organizer add to the book to make it a dynamic and unforgettable read.

I Am a Secret Service Agent
I Am a Secret Service Agent

Author: Dan Emmett

Publisher: Macmillan + ORM

Published: 2017-06-06

Total Pages: 178

ISBN-13: 125013031X

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Adapted from Within Arm'’s Length for a younger audience, a rare inside look at the Secret Service from an agent who protected Presidents George H. W. Bush, Bill Clinton, and George W. Bush. Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. From that moment forward, he knew he wanted to become a Secret Service agent, one of an elite group of highly trained men and women dedicated to preserving the life of the President of the United States at any cost, including sacrificing their own lives if necessary. Armed with single-minded determination and a never-quit attitude, he did just that. Selected over thousands of other highly qualified applicants to become an agent, he was eventually chosen to be one of the best of the best and provided protection worldwide for Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, and George W. Bush. I Am a Secret Service Agent skillfully describes the duties and challenges of conducting presidential advances, dealing with the media, driving the President in a bullet-proof limousine, running alongside him through the streets of Washington, and flying with him on Air Force One. With fascinating anecdotes, Emmett weaves keen insight into the unique culture and history of the Secret Service with the inner workings of the White House. I Am A Secret Service Agent is a must read for young adults interested in a career in federal law enforcement.

A Career as a Secret Service Agent
A Career as a Secret Service Agent

Author: Therese M. Shea

Publisher: The Rosen Publishing Group, Inc

Published: 2015-07-15

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 149941062X

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Readers will love learning about the exciting careers of Secret Service agents. This book will introduce readers to the federal law enforcers who protect and serve the federal government. The text includes Secret Service history, missions, and different jobs involved with a career in this federal force. The text also addresses the skills necessary to land them a job as a Secret Service agent. Brilliant color photographs will bring the daily jobs of a Secret Service agent to life. High-interest and information-rich text will spark the interest of even the most reluctant reader. Sidebars and a graphic organizer add to the book to make it a dynamic and unforgettable read.

To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent
To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent

Author: Henry Holden

Publisher: Zenith Press

Published: 2006-05-15

Total Pages: 150

ISBN-13: 9780760322932

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The Secret Service was established after the Civil War by the Treasury Department, originally to protect American currency against counterfeiters. After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, Congress directed the Secret Service to protect the President of the United States. Protection remains the primary mission of the United States Secret Service. It takes a special type of individual to be a U.S. Secret Service agent, one willing to "take a bullet" to preserve the ideals on which the United States was founded. To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent lifts the curtain for a look inside this secretive law enforcement agency, including the highly selective recruiting, the intense training, and the specialized weapons and equipment used to protect current and past Presidents, Vice Presidents, their families, and visiting heads of state.

Within Arm's Length: A Secret Service Agent's Definitive Inside Account of Protecting the President
Within Arm's Length: A Secret Service Agent's Definitive Inside Account of Protecting the President

Author: Dan Emmett

Publisher: Macmillan

Published: 2014-06-10

Total Pages: 318

ISBN-13: 1250044715

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"Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The events surrounding the President's death shaped the course of young Emmett's life as he set a goal of becoming a US Secret Service agent--one of a special group of people willing to trade their lives for that of the President, if necessary. Within Arm's Length is the essential book on the Secret Service--a revealing and compelling inside look at the Presidential Protective Division (PPD) with stories from some of the author's more high-profile assignments in his twenty-one years of service, where he provided arm's length protection worldwide for Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, and George W. Bush, both as a member of the PPD and the Counter Assault Team. Dan Emmett describes the professional challenges faced by Secret Service agents as well as the physical and emotional toll that can be inflicted on both agents and their families. Within Arm's Length also shares firsthand details about the duties and challenges of conducting presidential advances, dealing with the media, driving the President in a bullet-proof limousine, running alongside him through the streets of Washington, and flying with him on Air Force One. With fascinating anecdotes, Emmett weaves keen insight into the unique culture and history of the Secret Service and the inner workings of the White House"--

Life Inside the Bubble
Life Inside the Bubble

Author: Dan Bongino

Publisher: Post Hill Press

Published: 2021-01-12

Total Pages: 176

ISBN-13: 1642939641

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Why would a successful, twelve-year Secret Service agent resign his position in the prime of his career to run for political office against all the odds? How does the Washington DC “Bubble”—a haze of lobbyists, cronyists, staff, acolytes, consultants, and bureaucrats—surrounding the President distort his view of the world? Take the journey with Dan Bongino from the tough streets of New York City where he was raised, and later patrolled as a member of the NYPD, to the White House as a member of the elite Presidential Protective Division, through his ultimate decision to resign from the Secret Service in the prime of his career to run for the United States Senate against the feared Maryland Democratic machine. Follow his experiences inside the Washington DC “Bubble” and uncover why a government that includes the incredibly dedicated people he encountered while within it continues to make tragic mistakes. Learn how… • Bureaucratic laziness allows the NSA collection scandal to continue • The Department of Justice’s unwillingness to take on the tough cases allowed “Fast & Furious” to arm criminals • The Obama administration allowed US citizens to die in Benghazi in the worst dereliction of responsibility over security ever • The “Politics of Protection” leads to dangerous policies that weaken our country and cost American lives “A rare peak inside the DC ‘Bubble’ which should be a wake-up call to every American.” —Sean Hannity

Inside the Secret Service
Inside the Secret Service

Author: Louise Spilsbury

Publisher: Greenhaven Publishing LLC

Published: 2018-12-15

Total Pages: 50

ISBN-13: 153456635X

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How secretive do Secret Service agents have to be? Do they protect other people besides the president? What kind of training do you need to become a Secret Service agent? These are important questions to ask if someone is interested in a career with the Secret Service, and the answers are waiting to be discovered in this fun and fact-filled reading experience. As readers explore exiting main text, sidebars, fact boxes, and graphic organizers, they learn about how a person becomes a Secret Service agent and what their day-to-day life is like in this dangerous line of work.

To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent
To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent

Author: Henry M. Holden

Publisher: Quarto Publishing Group USA

Published: 2006-05-15

Total Pages: 145

ISBN-13: 1616739444

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A look inside the renowned law enforcement agency—its history, its recruiting and training process, and tips for those seeking a Secret Service career. The Secret Service was established after the Civil War by the Treasury Department, originally to protect American currency against counterfeiters. It was only after the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901 that Congress directed the Secret Service to protect the President of the United States. Today, protection remains the primary mission of the United States Secret Service. It takes a special type of individual to be a U.S. Secret Service agent, one willing to “take a bullet” to preserve the ideals on which the United States was founded. To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent lifts the curtain for a look inside this law enforcement agency, including the highly selective recruiting, the intense training, and the specialized weapons and equipment used to protect current and past presidents, vice presidents, their families, and visiting heads of state. Includes photos

In the Secret Service
In the Secret Service

Author: Jerry Parr

Publisher: Tyndale House Publishers, Inc.

Published: 2013-09-20

Total Pages: 203

ISBN-13: 1414388918

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Meet Jerry Parr. In 1981, he was the agent standing next to Ronald Reagan when John Hinckley, Jr., stepped out of the crowd, intent on killing the president. In the Secret Service is an adrenaline-filled ride through the life of the agent who saved Ronald Reagan’s life. Jerry spent much of his life as a silent eyewitness to history, with a gun at his fingertips. What motivates a man who is ready at a moment’s notice to step into the path of a bullet? In In the Secret Service, you’ll also follow Jerry’s inner journey. That journey led him from the halls of the powerful to the streets of the poor in Washington, D.C., to the mountain passes of war-torn El Salvador to help orphans. You won’t want to miss this insider’s perspective on the Secret Service and a look into the heart of a man who was—and is—ready to sacrifice himself for another. At times heart-pounding, at times heartrending, this richly textured memoir of a Secret Service Agent will first move you to the edge of your seat, then to the depths of your soul.

Scared Fearless
Scared Fearless

Author: Kathryn Clark Childers

Publisher: Texas A&M University Press

Published: 2020-11-15

Total Pages: 294

ISBN-13: 1623499178

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The era: the 1970s. The location: an airplane en route to Washington, DC. Kathryn Clark Childers chats with a fellow passenger. “Are you visiting?” her seatmate asked. “No, I work there,” Childers said, pointing out the window to the White House, which had just come into view. “I’m a Secret Service agent.” “Really? I didn’t know they let girls pull that duty. I’m not really sure what you do.” “It’s a secret.” Recruited to the Secret Service as one of its first five female agents, Childers would surprise many people, including herself. Her duties included undercover work, protective details for John and Caroline Kennedy, children of Jacqueline Kennedy, and attending state dinners where she met world leaders, including Prince Juan Carlos of Spain. In addition, she had to figure out how to disguise the .357 Magnum revolver that she carried at all times, whether wearing jogging clothes, a business suit, or an evening gown. It was 1970, and the Secret Service, like most public and private organizations, struggled—sometimes unsuccessfully—with the challenges of incorporating a rising tide of women into government service and other professional workplaces. Written in a lighthearted but highly informative style, Scared Fearless details the obstacles and the joys, the moments of high adventure, and the laughable fashion dilemmas that were part of Childers’ groundbreaking role. Through everything that happened, Childers says, she followed her father’s admonition: “Just do it scared.”