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My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy

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In My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy, Clint Hill offers a poignant glimpse into his life as a Secret Service agent assigned to Jacqueline Kennedy. The memoir recounts their global travels and adventures, highlighting the bond that developed between Hill and the First Lady. With personal anecdotes and insights, Hill paints a vivid picture of both the glamorous and challenging aspects of his unique role during a defining era in American history.
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If you are fascinated by historical figures and enjoy a blend of personal anecdotes and historical insights, this biography might captivate you. Authored by a Secret Service agent who experienced private moments with Jacqueline Kennedy, it offers a unique perspective on politics and grace under pressure.

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My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy

#1 New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Kennedy and Me, Five Days in November, and Five Presidents reflects on years in the Secret Service, witnessing some of the most pivotal moments in American history while guarding First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy.

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The #1 New York Times bestselling authors of Mrs. Kennedy and Me reveal never-before-told stories of Secret Service Agent Clint Hill's travels with Jacqueline Kennedy through Europe, Asia, and South America. Featuring more than two hundred rare and never-before-published photographs.

While preparing to sell his home in Alexandria, Virginia, retired Secret Service agent Clint Hill uncovers an old steamer trunk in the garage, triggering a floodgate of memories. As he and Lisa McCubbin, his coauthor on three previous books, pry it open for the first time in fifty years, they find forgotten photos, handwritten notes, personal gifts, and treasured mementos from the trips on which Hill accompanied First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy as her Secret Service agentβ€”trips that took them from Paris to London, through India, Pakistan, Greece, Morocco, Mexico, South America, and "three glorious weeks on the Amalfi Coast." During these journeys, Jacqueline Kennedy became one of her husband’sβ€”and America’sβ€”greatest assets; in Hill’s words and the opinion of many others, "one of the best ambassadors the United States has ever had."

As each newfound treasure sparks long-suppressed memories, Hill provides new insight into the intensely private woman he always called "Mrs. Kennedy" and who always called him "Mr. Hill." For the first time, he reveals the depth of the relationship that developed between them as they travelled around the globe. Now ninety years old, Hill recounts the tender moments, the private laughs, the wild adventures, and the deep affection he shared with one of the world’s most beautiful and iconic womenβ€”and these memories are brought vividly to life alongside more than two hundred rare photographs, many of them previously unpublished.

In addition to the humorous stories and intimate moments, Hill reveals startling details about how travelling helped them both heal during the excruciating weeks and months following the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in November 1963. He also writes of the year he spent protecting Mrs. Kennedy after the assassination, a time in his life he has always been reluctant to speak about.

My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy unveils a personal side of history that has never been told before and takes the reader on a breathtaking journey, experiencing what it was like for Clint Hill to travel with Jacqueline Kennedy as the entire world was falling in love with her.

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My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy by Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin Hill is celebrated for its vivid depiction of the Camelot era through rare images and cherished memories. It offers a nostalgic journey back to a bygone time filled with glamour and intrigue.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781982181116

Publisher: Simon & Schuster

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 24 November 2022

Country: United States

Imprint: Gallery

Illustration: 4-c t-o;

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Spine width: 28.0mm

Width: 187.0mm

Height: 232.0mm

Weight: 943g

Pages: 304

About the Author

Clint Hill (1932–2025) wasΒ theΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author ofΒ Mrs. Kennedy and Me;Β Five Days in November;Β Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey withΒ Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson,Β Nixon, and Ford; and My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy. A United States Secret Service Agent from 1958 to 1975, Clint Hill was assigned to First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy and was in the motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963, when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. For his courage and swift actions that day, Hill received the nation’s highest civilian award for bravery. Starting out as a Special Agent, Clint Hill served as Agent in Charge of the First Lady Detail, the Vice Presidential Protective Division, the Presidential Protective Division, and when he retired in 1975, he was Assistant Director responsible for all protective activity. Find out more at ClintHillSecretService.com.

Lisa McCubbin HillΒ is an award-winning journalist andΒ New York TimesΒ bestselling author. She is the author of the acclaimed biographyΒ Betty Ford: First Lady Women’s Advocate, Survivor, TrailblazerΒ and coauthor (with Clint Hill) of theΒ New York TimesΒ bestsellersΒ Mrs. Kennedy and Me;Β Five Days in November;Β Β Five Presidents: My Extraordinary Journey with Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, Nixon, and Ford; and My Travels with Mrs. Kennedy.Β She met Clint Hill while writing her first book,Β The Kennedy Detail:Β JFK’s Secret Service Agents Break Their SilenceΒ (with Gerald Blaine). Previously, Lisa was a television news anchor, reporter, and talk-radio host. Visit her at LisaMcCubbin.com.

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