Clint Hill - Mrs. Kennedy and Me - An Intimate Memoir

CLINT HILL: To my sons, Chris and Corey, thank you for giving me the time and space to pursue this project. Your assistance with personal family issues has been above and beyond the norm. You continue to be my pride and joy. Thank you, Gerald Blaine, for introducing me to Lisa McCubbin, your coauthor of the book The Kennedy Detail. I vowed I would never write or contribute to a book about my life in the Secret Service, but through my participation in that project, I realized that the information I had was of historical interest and should be available to the general public. It was also emotionally beneficial and therapeutic for me.

Thank you, Lisa McCubbin, for bringing me out of my dungeon, where I languished for years in my emotional prison. You got me to slowly release some of that emotional baggage by providing a trustworthy outlet. You were someone in whom I could trust and have confidence. You listened and were interested. You cared. You helped me find a reason to live, not just exist. I will never forget when my friends told me I never looked better; I was getting back to my old self. A friend of my oldest son said, “Mr. Hill, it is so nice to see you smile again.” Those words were said because you helped me revive my life. This book has been written because you made it possible. Yes, you are a great writer, but more important, you are a great person. I am forever in your debt. Thank you.

PHOTOGRAPH CREDITS

Associated Press: 3, 27, 86, 88, 93, 112, 169, 173, 176, 248, 254, 292, 308, 314, 318, 329, 334

Clint Hill personal collection: 12, 13, 164, 167, 171, 182, 222, 335

Abbie Rowe, National Park Service/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston: 14, 45, 47

Bettman/Corbis: 29, 57, 137, 211, 320, 325

Cecil Stoughton, White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston: 31, 48, 87, 114, 125, 157, 159, 192, 197, 221, 235, 238, 247, 283, 301

John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston: 61, 71, 73, 85, 100, 135, 139, 146, 149, 160, 202, 230, 332

Robert Knudsen, White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum, Boston: 92, 98, 99, 150, 184, 185, 186, 191, 207, 223, 231, 232, 234, 265

Marshall Hawkins, distributed by Robert McClanahan: 107

Paul Landis personal collection: 183

Benno Graziani/Photo 12/Polaris: 178

© 2011 Mark Shaw/mptvimages.com: 215, 219, 220

Tom C. Dillard Collection, The Dallas Morning News /The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: 272

The Dallas Morning News : 288

Darryl Heikes, Photographer, Dallas Times Herald Collection/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: 289

Kennedy-photos.blogspot.com: 294

Zapruder Film © 1967 (Renewed 1995)/The Sixth Floor Museum at Dealey Plaza: 291

Wally McNamee/Corbis: 304

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