NEVER-BEFORE-PUBLISHED gems- Germany trip security for JFK June 1963

Besides agents on the limousine during THE longest motorcade JFK ever had, look at the motorcycles and the camera cars--and security cars---so close to the president:
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Provocative images 11/18/63, 11/22/63

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I paid a crazy amount of money for this 11/18/63 Tampa, FL motorcade photo from the JFK Library back in 1995 (poor-quality copies exist online now). Official Cecil Stoughton White House photo. I wrote to Stoughton (now deceased) twice, wondering why he was not riding in the follow-up car, as he usually did, on 11/22/63. He never answered that question.

Agent Don Lawton, who rode on/ near the rear of JFK's limo, right beside the president, in both March 1963 (Chicago) and Tampa (11/18/63, left), recalled by Roberts at Love Field 11/22/63. Lawton told a colleague [as revealed in my new book[ that he "should have been there" on 11/22/63 and lived with much regret. He told me in 1995 "you always have regret, remorse- who knows: if they had left guys on the car..." His voice trailed off. Nothing about JFK "ordering" them off, a myth that has been totally debunked by my work.

Emory Roberts with radio microphone 11/22/63.

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A prominent author's take on the death of Thomas Shipman

A prominent author's take on the death of Thomas Shipman

"Very broadly speaking, there are 3 possibilities:

1. Shipman was completely innocent, and—for some reason—“stood in the way”

2. Shipman became aware, either because of A or B

2A:  Shipman was “pitched” and turn down some kind of offer; and so that’s how he became aware that something was afoot.\\

2B: Somehow Shipman learned that something was afoot. (But we don’t know how)

3. Shipman was “dirty” and was causing a problem (demanding more money, etc.)

Based  on your own interviewing (and that 3rd party researcher, “G” something), I tend to reject 3. Shipman was not dirty.

I doubt #1, because then there would be no need to murder Shipman.

So that leaves #2 (2A or 2B).

I believe that it was from Tyler Newcomb that I learned that the Washington Post published a small article on Shipman’s death in the Washington Post of 10/14 or 10/16. (Similar to item  in Frederick Maryland newspaper).  In fact, I was actually sent that article.

But Vince, here’s what you did not say, and that is focusing on a circumstance that is utterly incongruous (to me, anyway;  

(a) This was a motorcade assassination;  and so. . :

(b) How was it possible for the Washington Post to publish an article on the death of a Secret Service driver, and not have that brought to the attention of the Warren Commission by the FBI?

I find that absurdly improbable.  So. . IMHO, the “fix” was in, with regard to suppressing that piece of news, the publication of which was surely considered a serious blooper by those involved.

Regarding “those involved”:  it his highly unlikely thither could be a “motorcade assassination” without the following 3 top level officials being complicit:

(a) The Secret Service Chief

(b) The head of the White House Detail

(c ) One or more of the two ASAICs—which, in this case, would mean Kellerman and/or Boring.

Almost certainly, a key person involved was Kellerman.

I have more to say on all this, but, another time.

IMHO: The death of Shipman —and the suppression of that published news item from any mention in the FBI’s Summary Report --are indicators that this was a radioactive situation.

The fact that the death occurred at Camp David, and the fact fact that Sam Kinney discovered the body is another indication.

So is the evidence that was adduced that a quick burial was urged.

The fact that Shipman indicated he would “pull out of line” if anything happened is another indication of his exposure to some kind of “foreknowledge”.

Shipman’s body should have had the whole array of standard toxicology tests.  But none of that took place.

Thanks again for providing the link. This is definitely a radio-active loose end, and I have thought so for years.

Many thanks.

DSL [David Lifton, author of Best Evidence and the upcoming Final Charade]

P.S. Re CD 3  (and most importantly, CD3/Appendix A): this was one of the very earliest documents that I ever ordered from the National Archives —circa 1967.

A wonderful source of very important information —especially, Appendix A, which details the decision making which led to the Trade Mart as the luncheon site.

Also keep in mind: if the SS wagon the up-and-up, the death of Shipman would definitely have been reported in CD 3.

Again: many thanks."

Errata/ loose ends for my third book

7  more agents from (at least) the Truman era:

Mr. Carl Dickson, Assistant Chief of Secret Service
Mr. Adolph M. Downing   
Mr. Milton S. Mileski
Mr. Donald E. Murphy
Mr. Donald L. Nelson
Mr. Carroll S. Pierce
Mr. John R. Ladas    
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I was contacted by the family of the late agent Ed Dansereau after publication
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Caption, top of page 103: remove "Al Capone"
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footnote 13, page 13: should be GEORGE, not Johann, Rush (the index and everywhere else is correct) :)

a MAJOR death BEFORE the Kennedy assassination!!!!!!!!!!!!!

One of JFK's main Secret Service drivers, Thomas B. Shipman, who died of an alleged heart attack at--of all places---Camp David, 10/14/63...before the 11/22/63 JFK assassination. His death brought a very inept William R. Greer to drive JFK to his death in Dallas. Read much more about this historic find of mine in:


https://www.amazon.com/Not-So-Secret-Service-Agency-Kennedy-Assassination/dp/1634241207/ref=sr_1_5?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1477961936&sr=1-5


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Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. From that moment forward, he knew he wanted to become a Secret Service agent, one of an elite group of highly trained men and women dedicated to preserving the life of the President of the United States at any cost, including sacrificing their own lives if necessary. Armed with single-minded determination and a never-quit attitude, he did just that. Selected over thousands of other highly qualified applicants to become an agent, he was eventually chosen to be one of the best of the best and provided protection worldwide for Presidents George Herbert Walker Bush, William Jefferson Clinton, and George W. Bush.
I Am a Secret Service Agent skillfully describes the duties and challenges of conducting presidential advances, dealing with the media, driving the President in a bullet-proof limousine, running alongside him through the streets of Washington, and flying with him on Air Force One. With fascinating anecdotes, Emmett weaves keen insight into the unique culture and history of the Secret Service with the inner workings of the White House. I Am A Secret Service Agent is a must read for young adults interested in a career in federal law enforcement.

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"A heart-pumping account. . . . Readers will admire Emmett’s discipline, commitment, physical strength, and endurance." ―Publishers Weekly
"He . . . join[ed] the Presidential Protective Division to work both 'shift' assignments and on more heavily armed Counter Assault Teams during the Bush and Clinton administrations. . . . A tough job for tough-minded people―rewarding but with a heavy load of responsibility." ―Kirkus Review

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About the Author

After a stint in the Marine Corps, DAN EMMETT joined the United States Secret Service, serving on the elite Counter Assault Team before being selected for the most coveted of all assignments in the Secret Service, the Presidential Protective Division. After 21 years as an agent, Emmett retired from the Secret Service and today is an adjunct professor as well as a security consultant for both private industry and the United States Government. Emmett is the author of Within Arm's Length and it's YA adaptation, I Am a Secret Service Agent.

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5 stars out of 5: THE definitive memoir on the Secret Service BY a tremendous former agent!, June 16, 2017

Former agent Dan Emmett has truly honored the Secret Service with the writing of this book. In my learned opinion, after studying the Secret Service for many years and reading dozens upon dozens of books related to the agency, this very fine book is the best one ever written and perhaps will never be matched. Many books on the agency are dry, clinical studies of the agency, sanitized chronicles of a perhaps too-safe perspective, or tabloid-type historical junk, high on controversy but low on true substance.

Dan Emmett has written a book for the ages. From 1865 to the present time, the Secret Service has stood guard over the nation's currency and/or its presidents. In this same period of time, only one agency-related book rises above all others: I Am A Secret Service Agent.

Well done, Agent Emmett. Thank you for your service to our country.