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\n NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER \u2022 \u201cThis is one of those books that will go down as the seminal work\u2014the determinative work\u2014in this field. . . . Terrifying.\u201d\u2014Rachel Maddow<\/p>\n

The first definitive account of the rise and fall of the Secret Service, from the Kennedy assassination to the alarming mismanagement of the Obama and Trump years, right up to the insurrection at the Capitol on January 6\u2014by the Pulitzer Prize winner and #1 New York Times bestselling co-author of A Very Stable Genius and I Alone Can Fix It
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NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY THE WASHINGTON POST<\/p>\n

Carol Leonnig has been reporting on the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the secrets, scandals, and shortcomings that plague the agency today\u2014from a toxic work culture to dangerously outdated equipment to the deep resentment within the ranks at key agency leaders, who put protecting the agency\u2019s once-hallowed image before fixing its flaws. But the Secret Service wasn\u2019t always so troubled.<\/p>\n

The Secret Service was born in 1865, in the wake of the assassination of Abraham Lincoln, but its story begins in earnest in 1963, with the death of John F. Kennedy. Shocked into reform by its failure to protect the president on that fateful day in Dallas, this once-sleepy agency was radically transformed into an elite, highly trained unit that would redeem itself several times, most famously in 1981 by thwarting an assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan. But this reputation for courage and excellence would not last forever. By Barack Obama\u2019s presidency, the once-proud Secret Service was running on fumes and beset by mistakes and alarming lapses in judgment: break-ins at the White House, an armed gunman firing into the windows of the residence while confused agents stood by, and a massive prostitution scandal among agents in Cartagena, to name just a few. With Donald Trump\u2019s arrival, a series of promised reforms were cast aside, as a president disdainful of public service instead abused the Secret Service to rack up political and personal gains.<\/p>\n

To explore these problems in the ranks, Leonnig interviewed dozens of current and former agents, government officials, and whistleblowers who put their jobs on the line to speak out about a hobbled agency that\u2019s in desperate need of reform. \u201cI will be forever grateful to them for risking their careers,\u201d she writes, \u201cnot because they wanted to share tantalizing gossip about presidents and their families, but because they know that the Service is broken and needs fixing. By telling their story, they hope to revive the Service they love.\u201d

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Publisher \u200f : \u200e Random House (May 18, 2021)
Language \u200f : \u200e English
Hardcover \u200f : \u200e 560 pages
ISBN-10 \u200f : \u200e 0399589015
ISBN-13 \u200f : \u200e 978-0399589010
Item Weight \u200f : \u200e 1.85 pounds
Dimensions \u200f : \u200e 6.5 x 1.62 x 9.54 inches <\/p>\n

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Customers find the book very informative, well-researched, and fascinating. They describe it as riveting, important, and entertaining. Readers praise the writing quality as great and easy to read. They also mention the book is disturbing and shocking. What’s more, they appreciate the real accounts of events that took place. However, some customers feel the Secret Service is underfunded and understaffed.<\/span><\/p>\n

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