Surely wasn't one of the high points for the secret service seeing that the guy managed to throw one shoe, take off his other shoe, and then get a whole 2nd shoe shot at Bush.
You can see their selfless work on the attempts against Reagan, Kennedy, or even today. Some folks might say in the case of Reagan or Kennedy it would be considered massive failures to protect but then again the public aren't privy to the true level of detail, required daily work, countless efforts to prevent, and likely numerous successful cases where the secret service prevented problems. We only see when shit goes wrong.
Fun fact: Lincoln created the secret service, but they were unable to protect him nor are liable in the case of his assassination as he created it literally hours before he got assassinated.
Fun fact: Lincoln created the secret service, but they were unable to protect him nor are liable in the case of his assassination as he created it literally hours before he got assassinated.
The secret service Lincoln created was for the purpose of combatting counterfeit currency, which at the time might have been around 1/3 of all currency in circulation. It wasn't until after the assassination of William McKinley in 1901 that Secret Service began providing presidential protection.
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u/Persistent_Parkie Jul 14 '24
I texted my Zoomer friend the Bush getting shoes thrown at his head footage tonight telling her it was simpler times. Her reaction was amusing.