The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency

The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency
by Philip H. Melanson

The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency
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Author: Philip H. Melanson
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2005-09-20
ISBN: 0786716177
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: Basic Books

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Book Review: Disorganized the book somewhat was but covered it topic the well!
Summary: 3 Stars

As my title hinted...."The book was somewhat disorganized but it covered the topic well!" I am a student of Presidential History in my retirement and looked forward to adding this book to my collection. As I type this, I have finished about 1/2 of the book. We have jumped from the early security of the President/White House up to the Reagan shooting in DC in the 1980's, but now, we are back to the early days of Monroe, Lincoln, Adams. There just seems no rhyme or reason for the lay out of this book. Sorry guys....it just doesn't cut it!

Summary of The Secret Service: The Hidden History of an Engimatic Agency

This new edition of the definitive history of the Secret Service lays bare the 2004 Bush campaign's political uses of the agency and the new challenges it faces as a branch of the Homeland Security Department, in a post-9/11 world. Acclaimed scholar of political violence and governmental secrecy Philip Melanson explores the long-hidden workings of the Secret Service since its inception in 1865 and through rigorous research and extensive interviews with former White House staffers and retired agents, uncovers startling facts about the Agency's role in such traumatic national events as the assassination of JFK and the shooting of President Reagan. Included, too, are revelations about presidential demands on the agency; the problems of alcoholism, divorce, and burnout among agents; and the Service's inexplicable failure to develop profiles of potential assassins. Up-to-date and explosive, this book assails the public image of the Secret Service as a highly professional apolitical organization, exposing the often-detrimental influence that politics exerts on the Agency.

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