Protecting the President

Story ID:	3529
Written by:	James Baker (bio, contact, other stories)
Organization:	Writers' Circle
Story type:	Diary/Journal Entry
Location:	Phoenix AZ USA
Year:	1964
Person:	President Johnson

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Posted 02/12/2008 22:03 by K. L. Farnum | Reply

I will allways remember the day Kennedy was shot, as if it were yesterday. I will never forget. Where I was and what I was doing. Never forget.

Posted 02/12/2008 18:03 by Frederick William Wickert | Reply

Interesting story. I was in Presidential Security when President Kennedy was killed and when Lynden Johnson became President. Making people wait was a habit with him. Someimes for many hours at a time. Especially members of the military.
Fred

Posted 02/14/2008 08:10 by James Baker | Reply

We may have both been in Phoneix that same day in November 1964.
Jim

Posted 02/14/2008 10:59 by Frederick William Wickert | Reply

No, I was at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland that day.
Fred

Posted 03/02/2008 14:42 by Mark Crider | Reply

Two of my cousins that were born and raised around Blanco, Johnson City and Round Mountain were friends of LBJ. When he became president he had them hired into his personal guard/attendant group. When questioned about them by the media he said it took a crook to spot a crook so he wanted to be double sure he had professionals. On TV too.
They were known for poaching fish and wildlife as well as loving beer, lots of it, just like LBJ.
Another family members ranch, the Sultemiers, is adjacent to the LBJ ranch park.