it made my life much better from that point on. >> reporter: clint hill is now 78 years old. he was 31 on the day of the assassination. he's lived in alexandria for most of his adult life and says he finally decided to tell his story because he's getting toward the end of his life and also wanted to help one of his former colleagues who has just written a book about president kennedy's secret service detail guys. >> fascinating to listen to his story. >> it comes rushing back. >> and he has never talked about this stuff. he said only since this book has come out in the last few weeks has he even told his two sons about his role and he shared his story with us. >> did he talk about his relationship with mrs. kennedy before and after? >> he was assigned to her when she were still living in georgetown from the morning after the election in 1960. he said they were very close. she called him mr. hill. he called her mrs. kennedy. he was with them on the first christmas after the assassination with john and caroline down in palm beach and all the way through the next election in 196

clint hill performed a superhuman feat. the automobile was going about 11 miles an hour. had to catch up with 80 feet, which meant he was running 15 miles an hour, and he couldn't get there in time. >> what about the story, gentlemen, that the president was wearing a corset at the time because of his bad back and that that kept him from responding instinctively after that first shot that did not kill him, and a normal person would have crouched down onto the seat and he wasn't able do that because he was held up by this corset? is there something to that, do you know? >> no, there's nothing to that. he could have moved on if -- you know, natural impulse was what he -- what i saw him do was grab at his throat and lurch to his left and he was in upright position and then another shot came and that shot didn't hit him but shortly thereafter the third shot came and hit him in the head. i don't think that the corset had anything to do with whether or not he reacted in a certain way or not. >> was there anything to -- talk about the bubble top. i was always taken reading about

hill." and he said, "clint, what happened?" so i told him that both the governor and the president had been shot. and then he said "well, how bad is it?" i didn't want to tell him that his brother was dead so i just simply said "it is as bad as it can get" and he hung up. about that time, kellerman came back, what happened with the president's breathing was involuntary resuscitation, what was going on, his brain was dead but his body kept moving, i guess, with air or something and then we continued to talk to the white house to explain what had happened, make sure that they were completely informed, i told them -- told mr. behn to please call -- contact members of the family to make sure that we told him before the press did which he said he would do. then after -- when they determined that the president had died, they decided to tell the press and they had the problems with vice president johnson had been taken to a separate part of the hospital and secured by the agents who had been working the follow up car and the agents th

very sense of guilt that i didn't do enough to do what i should have done. >> reporter: that is clint hill, 47 years ago today pushing the first lady, jackie kennedy, into the limousine secs after the president was assassinated. you will hear more about his place in history later tonight. for now, mr. mill hill tells the story of two john f. kennedys leaving the white house on that faithful trip. >> little john who loves helicopters wanted to fly along and they allowed him to fly from the white house to andrews and with his agent. we got to andrews, he wanted to go on air force one on the trip. he wanted to go with mom and dad and couldn't and he was very fussy and the president turned to the agent and said mr. foster, please take care of him until i get back and that line resonated with all of us agents since that time because he never made it back. >> reporter: tonight on our newscast at 10:00, clint hill will tell you in detail what it was like on that dark day in dallas, how it was to be there in that terrible moment in our nation's history, laura. >> and look forward to your report. >

i spoke with blaine and clint hill just a few feet from john kennedy's grave. ut has rarely spoken about that day. you had a tough time there, in those years after the assassination, after your resignation. can you talk about what you went through? >> you know, i had nightmares and it seemed like every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened. so i just clammed up and went into my basement with some alcohol and some cigarettes and stayed there for a few years. >> reporter: clint hill was the first secret service agent to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a sprint after the initial shot was fired. he says if he could re-live those moments, if he could jump on the back maybe two second earlier -- >> without a question, i'd be taking a bullet for the president, be dead. >> it would be -- you think that would be a happier ending if you weren't here to talk to us? >> it would be a happier ending for the country and for everybody. >> reporter: how do you feel about that? that's a tough thing to live with for a number

gerald blaine and clint hill carry themselves in that upright tradition.have that bond that only secret service agents know and still have vivid memories of that clear crisp day in november nearly half a century ago. >> we couldn't help but we felt like we failed. we all had the same mission, and it was a terrible feeling. >> blaine gives riveting new accounts of that period in his just released book the kennedy detail. he reveals how less than 24 hours after john kennedy's assassination, he almost caused another unspeakable tragedy. blaine stood guard outside lynn don john -- lyndon johnson's house in the early morning darkness. exhausted on edge he heard approaching foot steps and readied his sub machine gun. >> i put it to my shoulder and steadied my feet and around the house, i recognized right away it was president johnson by his profile. >> johnson had just come out to get some air. >> how close did you come to shooting him? >> my finger was on the trigger. it -- i -- i had nightmares about this for months afterwards. >> reporter: johnson, he says, t

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i spoke with blane and clint hill a few feet from john ken dip's grave.ely spoke about that tough day. >> you had a tough time there in the years after the assassination. after your resignation, tell us what you went through? >> i had so many nightmares. every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened. so i clammed up and went in my basement with the alcohol and cigarettes and stay there had for a few years. >> clint hill was the first to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a sprint after the initial shot was fired. he said if he could relive those moments, jump on the back maybe two seconds earlier. >> without a question, i'd be taking a bull hit for the president and be dead. >> would be -- do you think that would be a happier ending if you weren't here to talk with us. >> there'd been a happier ending for the country and for everybody. >> how do you feel about that? that's a tough thing to live with for a number of years. >> it's one of those things that we do live with it. we have to accept the fact that

clint hill and jerry blaine are saying how they felt about not being able to protect the president. >> we felt like we failed. we all had the same mission t was a terrible feeling. >> now, agent clint hill was the first to get to president kennedy's car in dallas. he said he had nightmares for years after the assassination, wishing he was able to do his duty and take his bullet for the president. >>> former first lady, barbara bush is known for speaking her opinion and she did just that when asked her opinion of same by larry king. >> what's your read on same? i sat next to her once. i think she's beautiful. i think she's very happy in alaska. i hope she will stay there. [ laughter ] >> sarah palin recently said she's considering run for president in 2010 -- 2012. >>> a new survey shows one- third of all americans plan to take part in holiday shopping the day after thanksgiving. many say they will be crossing the final items off their g ift- giving list those days -- that day. another survey shows two-thirds of the all u.s. shoppers report not making an online purchase over the intern

. >> clint hill, you were there in that famous picture.imbing in the video and in the film as well. you were climbing on to the back of the car and can you tell us more about the emotions as you were responding to this crisis? >> it was strictly a reaction, rather than emotion. i was trying to get there in time to get up on top of the car to provide cover for both president and mrs. kennedy so that no additional shots could be taken but unfortunately, i got there a little bit too late. i didn't realize until i got up on top of the car and got mrs. kennedy back in the seat and the president fell into her lap how extremely serious the situation was. then, it became somewhat emotional and they notified the follow-up car crew with a thumb's down sign that we were in a dire situation. >> when you were interviewed by mike wallace back in 1975, i was just reading a transcript to have. it was quite a memorable interview. he asked you, surely, you don't feel any guilt about that? you said, i certainly do. i have a great deal of guilt about that. ha

i spoke with blaine and clint hill. ne's book but has rarely spoken about that day. >> you had a tough time in the years after the assassination after your resignation. can you talk about what you went through? >> i had nightmares and seemed like every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened. and so i just clammed up and went in my basement with some alcohol and some cigarettes and stayed there for a few years. >> reporter: clint hill was the first secret service agent to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a sprint after the initial shot was fired. he says if he could relive those moments, jump on the back maybe two seconds earlier. >> without a question, i'd be taking a bullet for the president, be dead. >> reporter: you think that would be a happier ending if you weren't here to talk to us? >> it would be for the country and for everybody. >> reporter: how do you feel about that? that's a tough thing to live with for a number of years. >> well, it's just one of those t

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. >>> i remember when mike wallace interviewed clint hill, and he was smoking and real nervous. it was a very powerful interview. that haunted him ever since that day that he could not save the president's life. >> you feel it. that's part of their creed, part of the oath they take. it's powerful stuff. what is story, huh? >> from a great day. >> you look great, by the way. >>> live from studio 7, cnn headquarters, the news and information you need. >>> holiday travel is picking up. the government's new buzzword for pat-downs, minimally invasive. >> the safety of everyone, you have to find out what people have on them. >> yeah, absolutely. if you drive to avoid airport security hassles, get ready to shell out more money at the pump. gas prices are up over last year. >>> never leave home without them. germs follow you on your holiday travels. we look at ways to dodge bugs that could wreck the holiday season for you. >>> those stories and your comments right here, right now in the cnn newsroom. >>> let's get to the holiday travel rush is on. don't expect any major changes to the n

i spoke with blaine and clint hill just a few feet from john kennedy's grave. after the assassination, after your resignation. can you talk about what you went through? >> i had nightmares, and it seemed like every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened. so i just clammed up and went in my basement with some alcohol and some cigarettes and stayed there for a few years. >> reporter: clint hill was the first secret service agent to get to kennedy's car in dallas. he broke into a sprint after the initial shot was fired. he says if he could relive those moments, if he could jump on the back maybe two seconds

jfk's secret service agents break their silence, and clint hill who wrote the book's forward. to start with you, clint. there's no one alive who doesn't remember where they were, if they were alive, on november 22, 1963. reading the book yesterday brought so much back and there's so much new in the book. does it ever go away for you? >> no. it never goes away. i still have problems thinking about it, and remembering the things that i saw and what happened that day. >> hmm. >> we live in the moment. >> so talk about why you thought it was important to write this book. >> well, jerry wrote the book, and simp lay malter of trying to get the record straight. there's so much information out there that's false. all the agents that are still living thought it would be important to contribute to the book and have jerry put it together. >> right. so jerry, what has the media gotten wrong? what have the historians gotten wrong through the years about the assassination? >> that's what we felt, we wanted to get the record straight, because it -- there's a conspiracy theory community that

former colleague clint hill wrote the forward for the book.h men say it's been tough to live with the fact that the president was killed on their watch. . >> i felt like we failed. we all had the same mission and it was a terrible feeling. >> seemed like every time i turned around, there was something that reminded me of what had happened, and so i just clammed up and went in my basement with some alcohol and some cigarettes and stayed there for a few years. >> he admits in the book just hours after the assassination while guarding the home of vice president lyndon johnson, he raised his gun, almost fired at a man who approached him in the dark. the man turned out to be johnson. >>> dr. margaret burrow has devoted her life to embracing art and cultural heritage in chicago. >> though he never had a chance to meet her, her many contributions at home, with the editorial cartoonist, scott standin. >> i cannot wait to get this stupid mustache off. tonight's rant is not about me, it's about honoring a very special person, dr. margaret burrows. we lo

there never would have been a 22 page letter to clint hill but this time of so much that jerry blaine cannot with this book. this is a nice thing that i recommend everybody to buy through the this is my first amendment right. to buy. this is my first amendment right. this is obvious. mind is at 3 stars. this is a veiled attempt to reach -- to rewrite history without trying to blame kennedy for his own assassination. >> first of all, his is not the best of the reviews, there are seven with five stars. what is your reaction? >> he wrote an assessment of the boat up -- of the book about five weeks before it was released and the second time on amazon.com. he and four of his friends or four of his aliases made statements on assessing the book. my assessment of him is that he called all the agents. one agent that answers the phone is going to answer a question, "was president kennedy easy to protect?" probably, he was too easy to protect because he was assassinated. the fact that the agents are not going to tell him anything, and he alludes to the fact that when i wrote the book, most of th

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. >> reporter: our fox affiliate sat down with clint hill who had been mrs.d all throughout the camelot years in the white house. he remembers the couple comes arrival in dallas and following orders to give the president some space to greet the cheering crowds. he was walk alongside the presidential motorcade as it rolled into daley plaza. >> i saw the president grab his throat and lurch. i knew something was wrong. there was another shot, the second shot i did not hear that because i was running. just before i got to the car there was a third sht that hit the president in the head. >> reporter: hill knew about it extreme damage to the president's head he was dead. he managed to hold on with his feet curled. the first late lady was in shock and refused to let go of the president's body at the airport. and said one thing. >> jack, what have they done to you? she didn't want anybody to see him in the condition he was in soy took my coat off and covered his head and upper torso, and when i did that released him. report were for years he was haunted by the fact t

gerald blaine and clint hill still carry themselves in that upright tradition.agents know. and still have vivid memories of that clear, crisp day in november nearly half a century ago. >> we couldn't help it. we felt like we failed. we all had the same mission, and it was a terrible feeling. >> reporter: blaine gives riveting, new accounts of that period in his just-released book "the kennedy detail." he reveals how less than 24 hours after john kennedy's assassination he almost caused another unspeakable tragedy. blaine stood guard outside lyndon johnson's house in the early morning darkness. exhausted, on edge, he heard approaching footsteps and readied his sunshibmarine gun. >> put is -- put it to my shoulder and realized president the johnson by his profile. >> reporter: johnson had just come out to get some air. how you close did you come to shooting him? >> my finger was on the trigger. i had nightmares about this for months afterwards. >> reporter: johnson, he says, turned white, said nothing, and went back in the house. i spoke with blaine and clinton hi

this weekend we will talk with gerald lane and clint hill two former secret service agents whose job it was to protect the president on the events of that day. the theories about the assassination and the new book. that is on q&a. host: isabel saw hill is with the brookings institution. she is here to talk about entitlement reform. before the break we read a piece from an article that you had done with greg enry talking about the deficit and entitlement reform. you said that the growth of entitlement was unsustainable. on an unsustainable path. why did you say that? guest: we have these tremendous deficits right now and more to come. if you project out into the future, the national debt will continue to grow to unheard of levels. and if we don't do something about that we are going to have another economic crisis or much lower economic growth. around when you recognize that entitlements are so-called entitlemen entitlements, i'm really talking about social security, medicare and medicaid. they are such a big chunk of the total spending that the federal government does that it just st

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