Secret Service Agent Clint Hill

  • orphan

    orphan
    At three months of age,I was placed in an orphanage in Fargo, whereI was adopted by another Norwegian family in Chris and Jennie Hill of Fargo. Originally named "Haugen", the family later changed its name to the English version of the name; "Haugen" means "the hill" in Norwegian.
  • birthplace

    birthplace
    I was born in North Dakota
  • college

    college
    I also attended Concordia College I played football, studied history, and graduated in 1954
  • Graduated High School

    Graduated High School
    I Played football and studied history
  • army

    army
    After college, i joined the Army and became a Counterintelligence (CI) Special Agent where he served until 1957
  • Assasination

    Assasination
    President John F. Kennedy was assisted during Motorcade through the city. After President Kennedy was killed, I offered Mrs. Kennedy my coat because she didn't want people to see him in the condition he was in.
  • Clint remained in the white house.

    Clint remained in the white house.
    I remained assigned to Mrs. Kennedy and the children until after the 1964 presidential election.
  • Became the (SAIC) Sepcial Agent in Charge of Presidential protection

    Became the (SAIC) Sepcial Agent in Charge of Presidential protection
    I then was assigned to President Lyndon B. Johnson at the White House. In 1967, when Johnson was still in office, I became the Special Agent in Charge (SAIC) of Presidential protection.
  • Retired

    Retired
    I was assigned to headquarters as the Assistant Director of the Secret Service for all protection. I retired in 1975.
  • book

    book
    using sas for econometrics
  • book

    book
    Mrs. Kennedy and me
  • interview

    interview
    I was interviewed by Brian Lamb on C-SPAN's talk show Q&A
  • divorce

    divorce
    In his 2012 interview with Brian Lamb, I had announced I've been divorced or separated from Gwen for many years.
  • Clints marriage

    Clints marriage
    I was married to Gwen Hill at the time of Kennedy's assassination. We had two sons
  • book

    book
    five days in November