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The Echo from Dealey Plaza: The True Story of the First African American on the White House Secret Service Detail and His Quest for Justice After the Assassination of JFK
by Bolden, Abraham
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About This Item
New York: Harmony Books, 2008. First edition. First edition. Signed by Abraham Bolden on the half title with a warm, lengthy inscription to the former owner, dated April 26, 2010. [x], 306 pp. Bound in publisher's cloth and boards, spine lettered in silver. Fine in Fine dust jacket.
The autobiography of the first Black Secret Service agent on the White House detail, who faced a lot of racism and vitriol from other agents during his time in JFK's White House. After helping to foil a plot against President Kennedy's life in Chicago in October 1963, mere weeks before the Dallas assassination, Bolden was forced into silence about the events in Chicago (which remain completely unknown and obscure even to most historians of the era) and eventually railroaded into jail on trumped-up charges. In 2022 he was officially pardoned by President Biden.
A rare signature from one of the unsung heroes of the Kennedy assassination milieu.
Synopsis
From the first African American assigned to the presidential Secret Service detail comes a gripping and unforgettable true story of bravery and patriotism in the face of bitter hatred and unthinkable corruption. Abraham Bolden was a young African American Secret Service agent in Chicago when he was asked by John F. Kennedy himself to join the White House Secret Service detail. For Bolden, it was a dream come true--and an encouraging sign of the charismatic president's vision for a new America.But the dream quickly turned sour when Bolden found himself regularly subjected to open hostility and blatant racism. He was taunted, mocked, and disparaged but remained strong, and he did not allow himself to become discouraged.More of a concern was the White House team's irresponsible approach to security. While on his tour of presidential duty, Bolden witnessed firsthand the White House agents' long-rumored lax approach to their job. Drinking on duty, abandoning key posts--this was not a team that appeared to take their responsibility to protect the life of the president particularly seriously. Both prior to and following JFK's assassination, Bolden sought to expose and address the inappropriate behavior and negligence of these agents, only to find himself the victim of a sinister conspiracy that resulted in his conviction and imprisonment on a trumped-up bribery charge.A gripping memoir substantiated by recently declassified government documents, The Echo from Dealey Plaza is the story of the terrible price paid by one man for his commitment to truth and justice, as well as a shocking new perspective on the circumstances surrounding the death of a beloved president.From the Hardcover edition.
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- Bookseller
- Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 140945289
- Title
- The Echo from Dealey Plaza: The True Story of the First African American on the White House Secret Service Detail and His Quest for Justice After the Assassination of JFK
- Author
- Bolden, Abraham
- Book Condition
- Used
- Quantity Available
- 1
- Edition
- First edition
- Publisher
- Harmony Books
- Place of Publication
- New York
- Date Published
- 2008
- Keywords
- Secret Service, JFK assassination, Chicago plot, John F. Kennedy, racism, Washington D.C., federal government, desegregation, plots
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About Burnside Rare Books, ABAA
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