Secret Service agent who tried to shield President Kennedy and first lady in Dallas dies at 93
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Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who ran into the line of fire to shield President John F. Kennedy and the first lady in Dallas on November 22, 1963, died Friday. He was 93 years old.
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who ran into the line of fire to shield President John F. Kennedy and the first lady in Dallas on November 22, 1963, died Friday. He was 93 years old. Hill’s heroic scramble to protect Jackie Kennedy in the moments after the president was shot became an indelible image of the 1963 assassination – a Secret Service agent leaping across the back of a limousine, pushing the first lady down from the trunk of the car into her seat to cover her and the fatally wounded president. In a statement Monday, the US Secret Service praised Hill’s “unwavering dedication and exceptional service.” “Clint’s career exemplified the highest ideals of public service,” the statement said. “We mourn the loss of a respected colleague and a dear friend whose contributions to the agency and the nation will forever be remembered.” Hill was assigned to the first lady’s detail that day and was riding in the car directly behind the president as the motorcade drove through Dealey Plaza. As shots rang out, Hill said that he kept his eyes trained on Kennedy as he jumped atop the dashboard and, as the car sped away, gave other Secret Service agents a thumbs down. Hill remained tortured by his memories that day, speaking in the sparse number of public interviews he did over the years, as he believed that if he gotten to the car faster, he could have saved the president’s life.
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