Rebecca Youngblood Vaughn Author program

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Dr. Rebecca Youngblood Vaughn, daughter of Rufus Youngblood, shares her father’s candid memoir, which includes his first-person account of the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath, as well as highlights from his 20-year career in the Secret Service.This candid memoir includes Youngblood’s first-hand account of the Kennedy assassination and its aftermath, as well as highlights from his 20-year career in the Secret Service during which he protected Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon. Readers will enjoy Youngblood’s behind-the-scenes look at some of the most pivotal events in U.S. history, humorous anecdotes, and descriptions of the complexities, risks, and constant tensions involved in protecting America’s chief executive. A unique and comprehensive collection of more than one hundred photographs has been added to illustrate this agent’s amazing story.