Scandinavian-American Hall of Fame
Clint Hill2012 Inductee
Clint Hill is a former United States Secret Service agent who, over the
course of his career, served Presidents Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson,
Nixon and Ford. He was in the motorcade in Dallas on November 22, 1963,
assigned to protect First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, when President
Kennedy was assassinated. He is credited with saving Mrs. Kennedy's
life. After rising through the ranks of the Secret Service, Hill retired
in 1975 as Assistant Director, responsible for all protective forces.
He remains in contact with the current US Secret Service and is actively
involved in training activities. His experiences during assignment to
First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy are chronicled in a best-selling book he
co-authored, Mrs. Kennedy and Me, published in 2012. Hill will be
introduced by Lisa McCubbin, award-winning journalist and co-author of
Mrs. Kennedy and Me.
