{"product_id":"standing-next-to-history-an-agents-life-inside-the-secret-service-paperback","title":"Standing Next to History: An Agent's Life Inside the Secret Service - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJoseph Petro\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e (With)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eStanding Next to History \u003c\/i\u003epresents the extraordinary account of Ronald Reagan's Secret Service bodyguard with stories that will make even a diehard West Wing fan go speechless.\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJoseph Petro served for 23 years as a special agent in the United States Secret Service; eleven of them with presidents and vice presidents. For four of those years he stood by the side of Ronald Reagan. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFollowing his career as a Navy Lieutenant, during which he patrolled the rivers and canals along the Vietnamese-Cambodian border, he worked his way up through the Secret Service to become one of the key men in charge of protecting the President. That journey through the Secret Service provides an individual look inside the most discreet law enforcement agency in the world, and a uniquely intimate account of the Reagan presidency. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eEngagingly, Joseph Petro tells first hand stories of: riding horses with the Reagans; eluding the press and sneaking the President and Mrs. Reagan out of the White House; rehearsing assassination attempts and working, then re-working every detail of the president's trips around the world; negotiating the president's protection with the KGB; diverting a 26 car presidential motorcade in downtown Tokyo; protecting Vice-President Dan Quayle at Rajiv Gandhi's funeral where he was surrounded by Yassir Arafat's heavily armed bodyguards; taking charge of the single largest protective effort in the history of the Secret Service-Pope John Paul II's 1987 visit to the United States; and being only one of three witnesses at the private meeting between President Reagan and Mikhail Gorbachev that ushered in the end of the Cold War. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJoseph Petro provides an original and fascinating perspective of the Secret Service, the inner workings of the White House and a little seen view of world leaders, as a man who stood next to history.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAfter his time in the Secret Service, \u003cb\u003eJoseph Petro\u003c\/b\u003e went on to become head of global security and investigations for Citigroup. He lives in New York and Pennsylvania. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA college roommate of Joe Petro's, \u003cb\u003eJeffrey Robinson\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of many books, including the bestselling \u003ci\u003eThe Laundrymen\u003c\/i\u003e. An expert on international crime, he has been a keynote speaker on the subject for the United Nations, Interpol, U. S. Customs, the FBI, and many other organizations. He appeared on Fox News, Bloomberg News, and MSNBC. He lives in London.\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e February 21, 2006\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47385000050866,"sku":"9780312332228","price":22.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0770\/3891\/1666\/files\/264013f145fe14cbdb3ea37aeb9ae8ea_7a07bea7-d81c-49b1-bb7a-72b4834c8178.webp?v=1777899079","url":"https:\/\/box.dadyminds.org\/products\/standing-next-to-history-an-agents-life-inside-the-secret-service-paperback","provider":"DADYMINDS BOX","version":"1.0","type":"link"}