by Clint Hill
First published 2012
Clint Hill served as Jackie Kennedy's Secret Service agent during the most pivotal years of her life. He stood guard during joyful moments like the birth of John Jr. in November 1960. He watched over the family during the tragedy of baby Patrick's death in August 1963. Three months later, everything changed in Dallas. Hill recounts that November day when gunshots rang out in Dealey Plaza. He lunged toward the presidential limousine, landing on the trunk as the car accelerated away. The president lay motionless in his wife's lap, blood covering the back seat. Hill had jumped too late to save Kennedy, but his only thought was shielding the First Lady from any additional bullets. Over four terrible days in November, Jackie Kennedy's composure helped a grieving nation find stability. Hill tells his story of the woman he protected and how she may have protected him in return.
Genres: biography, historical, 20th-century, american-history
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: unreliable-narrator
Setting: Dealey Plaza, Dallas
Period: 1960s, 1963
343 pages · Hardcover · Gallery Books
Content warnings: death