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| Secret Service |
The Secret Service was established after the Civil
War by the Treasury Department, originally to protect
American currency against counterfeiters. After the
assassination of President William McKinley in 1901,
Congress directed the Secret Service to protect the
President of the United States. Protection remains the
primary mission of the United States Secret Service.It
War by the Treasury Department, originally to protect
American currency against counterfeiters. After the
assassination of President William McKinley in 1901,
Congress directed the Secret Service to protect the
President of the United States. Protection remains the
primary mission of the United States Secret Service.It
To Be a U.S. Secret Service Agent
takes a special type of individual to be a U.S. Secret Service agent, one willing to
take a bullet to preserve the ideals on which the United States was founded. To Be a
U.S. Secret Service Agent lifts the curtain for a look inside this secretive law
enforcement agency, including the highly selective recruiting, the intense training,
and the specialized weapons and equipment used to protect current and past
Presidents, Vice Presidents, their families, and visiting heads of state.
take a bullet to preserve the ideals on which the United States was founded. To Be a
U.S. Secret Service Agent lifts the curtain for a look inside this secretive law
enforcement agency, including the highly selective recruiting, the intense training,
and the specialized weapons and equipment used to protect current and past
Presidents, Vice Presidents, their families, and visiting heads of state.
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
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
The Secret Service: The Hidden
History of an Engimatic Agency
History of an Engimatic Agency
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.
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.
From Publishers Weekly
A readable and frequently
engaging memoir of the
author's 23 years in the
Secret Service focuses on
his time in the personal
protective detail, guarding
President Reagan and his
family. In detailing his four
years in that capacity, Petro
burnishes the image of the
Reagans as personally
agreeable, even admirable,
and easy to deal with in a
A readable and frequently
engaging memoir of the
author's 23 years in the
Secret Service focuses on
his time in the personal
protective detail, guarding
President Reagan and his
family. In detailing his four
years in that capacity, Petro
burnishes the image of the
Reagans as personally
agreeable, even admirable,
and easy to deal with in a
Standing Next to History:
An Agent's Life Inside the Secret Service
An Agent's Life Inside the Secret Service
professional context. A particularly moving part of
the book deals with the Geneva Summit at which
Reagan and Gorbachev substantially thawed the
Cold War, and the author's perspective on some
of Reagan's mediagenic faux pas shed further
light on a much-discussed aspect of the Great
Communicator. The Reagans were not the only
VIPs that fell into Petro's sphere—the Quayles
didn't like being protected and did like vigorous
sports (such as whitewater rafting, during which
Marilyn Quayle once fell out of the raft). The
author provides hints of tactical and ethical
principles of the protection detail, as well as the
internal politics of the Secret Service. He finishes
with one of his most demanding jobs, protecting
Pope John Paul II through a 10-day, 114-stop
tour of the United States. This is a thoroughly
readable narrative of professionalism in action in
a delicate sphere of activity; notably, while this is
Petro's first book, it is his college roommate
Robinson's 19th.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a
division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
the book deals with the Geneva Summit at which
Reagan and Gorbachev substantially thawed the
Cold War, and the author's perspective on some
of Reagan's mediagenic faux pas shed further
light on a much-discussed aspect of the Great
Communicator. The Reagans were not the only
VIPs that fell into Petro's sphere—the Quayles
didn't like being protected and did like vigorous
sports (such as whitewater rafting, during which
Marilyn Quayle once fell out of the raft). The
author provides hints of tactical and ethical
principles of the protection detail, as well as the
internal politics of the Secret Service. He finishes
with one of his most demanding jobs, protecting
Pope John Paul II through a 10-day, 114-stop
tour of the United States. This is a thoroughly
readable narrative of professionalism in action in
a delicate sphere of activity; notably, while this is
Petro's first book, it is his college roommate
Robinson's 19th.
Copyright © Reed Business Information, a
division of Reed Elsevier Inc. All rights reserved.
--This text refers to the Hardcover edition.
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| Becoming A Police Officer |
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a serious
examination of police
work that is directed
toward young people
who are contemplating a
career as a police
officer. Author Barry
Baker draws on over
thirty-two years of
experience from some of
the most violent streets
of any city in the United
States to show you the
unembellished truths of
law enforcement.
Baker describes the self-
satisfaction that can be
found in police work
while identifying its
pitfalls and how to avoid
them. Before ending his
career as a detective
lieutenant, Baker spent
his first twenty years on
the force as a patrol
officer, making him
uniquely qualified to
speak from a breadth
and depth of experience.
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement covers
topics a newly trained
police officer must
appreciate and master to
ensure success and
safety, including the
following:
- Self-evaluation for a
police career
- Recognizing and
ignoring bad advice
- Rapid advancement
toward self-sufficiency
- The immeasurable
importance of integrity
- Matters of life and
death
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a
valuable insight for
those seeking a career
in the honorable and
important profession of
law enforcement.
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a serious
examination of police
work that is directed
toward young people
who are contemplating a
career as a police
officer. Author Barry
Baker draws on over
thirty-two years of
experience from some of
the most violent streets
of any city in the United
States to show you the
unembellished truths of
law enforcement.
Baker describes the self-
satisfaction that can be
found in police work
while identifying its
pitfalls and how to avoid
them. Before ending his
career as a detective
lieutenant, Baker spent
his first twenty years on
the force as a patrol
officer, making him
uniquely qualified to
speak from a breadth
and depth of experience.
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement covers
topics a newly trained
police officer must
appreciate and master to
ensure success and
safety, including the
following:
- Self-evaluation for a
police career
- Recognizing and
ignoring bad advice
- Rapid advancement
toward self-sufficiency
- The immeasurable
importance of integrity
- Matters of life and
death
Becoming a Police
Officer: An Insider’s
Guide to a Career in Law
Enforcement is a
valuable insight for
those seeking a career
in the honorable and
important profession of
law enforcement.
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