Zero fail the rise and fall of the Secret Service
Large Print Book |
First large print edition. |
Random House Large Print,
New York :
[2021]
- 1 of 1 Copy Available at Libraries in Niagara Cooperative
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Branch | Call Number | Location | Holdable? | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diamond Trail | LP 363.2830973 Leo | Large Print - Non-fiction | Copy hold / Volume hold | Available |
About
"Carol Leonnig has been covering the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the gaffes and scandals that plague the agency today--from a toxic work culture to outdated equipment and training to the deep resentment among the ranks with the agency's leadership. But the Secret Service wasn't always so troubled. The Secret Service was born in 1865, in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but its story begins in earnest in 1963, with the death of JohnF. Kennedy. Shocked into reform by their failure to protect the president on that fateful day, this once-sleepy agency was rapidly transformed into a proud, elite unit that would finally redeem themselves in 1981 by valiantly thwarting an assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan. But this reputation for courage and efficiency would not last forever. By Barack Obama's presidency, the Secret Service was becoming notorious for break-ins at the White House, an armed gunman firing at the building while agents stood by, a massive prostitution scandal in Cartagena, and many other dangerous lapses. To expose the these shortcomings, Leonnig interviewed countless current and former agents who risked their careers to speak out about an agency that's broken and in desperate need of a reform."--
Loading...
Details
- ISBN: 9780593414125
- Physical Description: xxiv, 803 pages (large print) ; 23 cmtext (large print)
- Edition: First large print edition.
- Publisher: New York : Random House Large Print, [2021]
- Bibliography, etc. Note: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Related
Subjects
-
United States.
Secret Service >
History.
-
United States.
Secret Service >
Administration.
-
Secret service >
United States >
History.
-
Presidents >
Protection >
United States >
History.
-
Presidents >
Assassination >
United States >
History.
-
Presidents >
Assassination attempts >
History.
-
Large type books.