One of the most prominent figures associated with the assassination of President John F. Kennedy has died: Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped onto the back of the limousine moments after shots rang out in Dealy Plaza. Those who knew him tell CBS News Texas that Hill never really overcame the guilt he felt on that tragic day.
A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.
His attempt to shield the Kennedys from further harm became one of the most iconic moments in U.S. history. Despite receiving commendations for his bravery, Hill carried guilt for
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who dove onto President John F. Kennedy’s uncovered limousine in Dallas in a heroic attempt to shield him from the fatal gunshots Lee Harvey Oswald fired ...
Tom Pennington/Getty Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who risked his life on Nov. 22, 1963, in an attempt to protect then-President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jacqueline Kennedy ...
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is paying tribute to Clint Hill, the secret service agent who famously jumped onto President Kennedy’s motorcade after the president was shot and killed in Dallas in 1963.
A Secret Service agent who tried to shield former President John F. Kennedy from an assassin’s gunfire in 1963 died on Monday. Clint Hill, 93, died at his California home from unknown causes.
The former bodyguard of Jacqueline Kennedy is dead. He was present at the assassination attempt in Dallas in 1963, in which the then US President
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine after the president was shot, then was forced to retire early because he remained haunted ...
I was the only one who had a chance to do anything,” Clint Hill said. “The way everything developed, the way all the other agents were positioned, I was the only one who had a chance to get to the car and do anything.
BELVEDERE, Calif. — Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leaped onto the back of President John F. Kennedy’s limousine after the president was shot, then was forced to retire early because ...