In September 1963, John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States, announced that he would be visiting Texas to eliminate friction between local officials and raise funds and votes for his next election. Two months later, Kennedy's convoy route was determined and made public shortly after, setting the stage for Kennedy's assassination.
On November 22 of the same year, Kennedy boarded a car accompanied by First Lady Jacqueline, local Governor Connery, and Governor's wife, Nellie. In order to reach out to the local people as much as possible and win the hearts and minds of the people, the officials chose a traditional parade route for Kennedy, which was a central area with a large number of buildings and crowds.
The presidential convoy included a three-row convertible and two Secret Service and police protection vehicles in which Kennedy and others were riding. Driving in front was an unmarked white Ford (hardtop) with Dallas Police Chief Jesse Curry, Secret Service Agent Win Lawson, Sheriff Bill Decker, and Dallas Field Agent Forrest Sorell.
The second car was Kennedy's Lincoln Continental Convertible. There were six people in the car, the first row was driver and agent Bill Greer and the Secret Service senior agent Roy Kellerman, the second row was the local governor and the governor's wife, and the third row was Kennedy and Jacqueline.
The third car was a Cadillac convertible code-named "Halfback" with several agents and Kennedy's assistants.
In addition, there were four Secret Service agents who stepped on the pedals and grabbed the door handles to guard the four doors of the third car: Clint Hill, Jack Rey, Tim McIntyre and Paul Landis.
As the convoy reached Dealey Square, a gunshot broke the calm. But most people didn't react, thinking they were hearing firecrackers or the roar of cars. Kennedy's body was hit and the bullet went into his back.
The first agent to react was Clint, who jumped out of the car and ran after the presidential car in front of him, trying to help the president and his wife block the bullets. But by the time he ran to Kennedy's side, a third bullet had already hit Kennedy in the head. Clint climbed from the trunk to the back seat where Kennedy and Jacqueline were, pushed Jacqueline back into the car, and covered her and Kennedy with his body.
Agent Roy, who was sitting in the front seat, immediately issued an order to the leading vehicle in the convoy to hurry to the hospital. Clint also shouted forward with all his strength: "Go to the hospital, go to the hospital!" ”
On the way to the hospital, Clint shook his fist, gestured to the agent in the vehicle behind him, and shook his head from side to side. Seeing his expression, his companions' hearts tightened--President Kennedy was afraid that he was less fierce.
Sure enough, kennedy was pronounced dead about 30 minutes after the shooting.
In the hospital, Clint calls Kennedy's brother Robert and informs him of Kennedy's assassination. But Clint only told Robert about it, but couldn't bear to tell him the end result of Kennedy's death. When Robert asked Clint how bad things were, Clint simply said, "Very bad." ”
While Americans were shocked by the Secret Service's failure to protect Kennedy, almost all saw Clint as a hero because of his swift and courageous response, with nothing to blame. A few days after Kennedy's funeral, Clint was honored by the U.S. government, and Jacqueline attended the ceremony with grief to thank him.
But Clint could not let go of the Kennedy assassination. In an interview, Clint tearfully speculated that if he had arrived at Kennedy earlier, he could have blocked a fatal shot for Kennedy so that Kennedy might not have died.
Later, Clint became Jacqueline and her children's bodyguard. After the 1964 U.S. presidential election, he was assigned to the 36th U.S. President, Lyndon Johnson, as the president's special security guard.
In 1975, Clint officially retired, and after his retirement, he began writing a memoir about his years as an agent.
(Source: Wikipedia)
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