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Dan Emmett was just eight years old when President John F. Kennedy was assassinated. The incidents encircling the president's loss of life shaped the span of young Emmett's life as he established a goal of becoming a U.S. Magic formula Service agent-one of a particular group of folks willing to trade their lives for that of the chief executive, if possible. Within Arm's Length is a revealing and persuasive inside look at the Magic formula Service and the elite Presidential Protective Section (PPD). Using tales from some of the author's more high-profile projects in his twenty-one years of service, Emmett represents the professional, physical, and psychological challenges experienced by Magic formula Service brokers. Included are never-before-discussed matters including the complicated romance between presidents, first girls, and their brokers; the internal workings of Magic formula Service protective operations; and the seldom-mentioned troubles of the complex Secret Service social issues experienced by an agent's family.
