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Book Review of In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect

In the President's Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect
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Helpful Score: 1


I found this book to be very interesting and a good read, but it also struck me as unreliable. Some political bias is detectable in the author and many of the stories seem like poorly sourced gossip. I've always been interested in the secret service and have read some other works that seemed more trustworthy. However, that doesn't mean there weren't some very valid and interesting angles covered here. Some of this perception may be influenced by my own lens, as a more serious student of history and government. Overall, I'd say go ahead and read it and enjoy some of the stories, but be careful not to swallow them all uncritically.