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Kennedy was a rich man's son, a Harvard man. But when he campaigned in the Bronx, all they saw was one of their own. Back in 1960, when it seemed that the cute Irish guy might actually make it to the White House, my Irish immigrant parents were almost too superstitious to talk about the
Fox News Flash top headlines are here. Check out what's clicking on Foxnews.com. On Nov. 18, 1963, in the midst of a whirlwind campaign trip, President John F. Kennedy told Secret Service supervisor Floyd Boring that agents riding on special boards installed near the trunk of his car should drop back and tail him from a follow-up vehicle instead. "It’s excessive, Floyd. And it’s giving the wrong impression to people," said Kennedy. "We’ve got an election coming up. The whole point is for me to be accessible to the people." Kennedy’s bristling at the proximity of the agents was not...
JFK told the Secret Service to stay away.
CBS News Book excerpt: "Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service" In her new book, "Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service" (Random House), Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig (co-author of the bestselling "A Very Stable Genius: Donald J. Trump's Testing of America") traces the evolution of the agency responsible for protecting the president, and how in recent years the Secret Service has become marred by black marks, scandals, and a toxic work culture. Read the excerpt below, and don't miss Jim Axelrod's interview with Carol Leonnig on "CBS Su...