Washington Journal
Role and Mission of the U.S. Secret Service
2013-03-30T08:34:15-04:00https://ximage.c-spanvideo.org/eyJidWNrZXQiOiJwaWN0dXJlcy5jLXNwYW52aWRlby5vcmciLCJrZXkiOiJGaWxlc1wvY2FhXC8yMDEzMDMzMDA4MzUxNTAwMV9oZC5qcGciLCJlZGl0cyI6eyJyZXNpemUiOnsiZml0IjoiY292ZXIiLCJoZWlnaHQiOjUwNn19fQ==Ronald Kessler, author of In the President’s Secret Service, discussed the history, role, and mission of the U.S. Secret Service. Topics included President Obama’s appointment earlier in the week of Julia Pierson as the first female director of the U.S. Secret Service and possible agency reforms following the April 2012 disclosures that Secret Service agents had hired prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, prior to President Obama’s trip there. He also told anecdotes about presidents and their families as he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications.
Ronald Kessler, author of In the President’s Secret Service, discussed the history, role, and mission of the U.S. Secret Service. Topics inc…
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Ronald Kessler, author of In the President’s Secret Service, discussed the history, role, and mission of the U.S. Secret Service. Topics included President Obama’s appointment earlier in the week of Julia Pierson as the first female director of the U.S. Secret Service and possible agency reforms following the April 2012 disclosures that Secret Service agents had hired prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, prior to President Obama’s trip there. He also told anecdotes about presidents and their families as he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. close
Ronald Kessler, author of In the President’s Secret Service, discussed the history, role, and mission of the U.S. Secret Service. Topics inc… read more
Ronald Kessler, author of In the President’s Secret Service, discussed the history, role, and mission of the U.S. Secret Service. Topics included President Obama’s appointment earlier in the week of Julia Pierson as the first female director of the U.S. Secret Service and possible agency reforms following the April 2012 disclosures that Secret Service agents had hired prostitutes in Cartagena, Colombia, prior to President Obama’s trip there. He also told anecdotes about presidents and their families as he responded to telephone calls and electronic communications. close
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