Zero fail : the rise and fall of the Secret Service
(Large Print)
Author
Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
ISBN
9780593414125, 0593414128
Status
Indian Prairie Public Library District - 1st Floor
LARGE TYPE 363.283 LEONNIG
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LARGE TYPE 363.283 LEONNIG
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Subjects
LC Subjects
Large type books.
Large type books.
Presidents -- Assassination -- United States -- History.
Presidents -- Assassination attempts -- History.
Presidents -- Protection -- United States -- History.
Secret service -- United States -- History.
United States. -- Secret Service -- Administration.
United States. -- Secret Service -- History.
Large type books.
Presidents -- Assassination -- United States -- History.
Presidents -- Assassination attempts -- History.
Presidents -- Protection -- United States -- History.
Secret service -- United States -- History.
United States. -- Secret Service -- Administration.
United States. -- Secret Service -- History.
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Published
New York : Random House Large Print, [2021].
Format
Large Print
Physical Desc
xxiv, 803 pages (large print) ; 24 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9780593414125, 0593414128
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 741-781) and index.
Description
"Carol Leonnig has been covering the Secret Service for The Washington Post for most of the last decade, bringing to light the gaffes and scandals that plague the agency today--from a toxic work culture to outdated equipment and training to the deep resentment among the ranks with the agency's leadership. But the Secret Service wasn't always so troubled. 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 their failure to protect the president on that fateful day, this once-sleepy agency was rapidly transformed into a proud, elite unit that would finally redeem themselves in 1981 by valiantly thwarting an assassination attempt against Ronald Reagan. But this reputation for courage and efficiency would not last forever. By Barack Obama's presidency, the Secret Service was becoming notorious for break-ins at the White House, an armed gunman firing at the building while agents stood by, a massive prostitution scandal in Cartagena, and many other dangerous lapses. To expose these shortcomings, Leonnig interviewed countless current and former agents who risked their careers to speak out about an agency that's broken and in desperate need of a reform"--,Provided by publisher.
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LARGE PRINT
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Leonnig, C. (2021). Zero fail: the rise and fall of the Secret Service (First large print edition.). Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leonnig, Carol. 2021. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service. Random House Large Print.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Leonnig, Carol. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service Random House Large Print, 2021.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Leonnig, Carol. Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service First large print edition., Random House Large Print, 2021.
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