Five Days In November, written by Clint Hill and Lisa McCubbin, explains the true story of John F. Kennedy’s assassination. This book shows the horrifying and disastrous scenes of one of the most tragic events in U.S. history. The best part about this story is that it is told from a man who witnessed it happen before his own eyes. A man whose job was to protect the people involved. Clint Hill was the part of the secret service team of the Kennedy family. His particular job was to protect Jacqueline Kennedy. Mr. Hill makes it pretty clear from the beginning of the book that his thesis was to share his side of the story with the people. In the book, he talks about dealing with the pain and grief for so long. In the introduction, Clint Hill said, …show more content…
I say this because the author has established authority on this topic which is the assassination of President Kennedy. Clint Hill should bypass any concern of lying or giving false knowledge to the people reading this book, for the sole purpose that he was there when the horrifying event took place. He was also on the secret service team and knew the entire agenda of the president throughout the whole trip. Mr. Hill knew every move President Kennedy made. Clint is even known as the only agent to jump onto the car after the president was shot. I believe that is one of the unique things about this book. In this book, the author is the source. Prior to this book he had written one other book called Mrs. Kennedy and Me: An Intimate Memoir. That book was published in 2012 and Five Days In November was published in 2013. Both books were memoirs. I believe that Clint Hill writing these books was his way of letting go of all the grief and pain he went through and sharing his story with the …show more content…
Not just how much they will make off sales but also how good of a read it was. That is what really matters. Mr. Hill was very successful with this book. I really enjoyed reading it. I thought he really shared his reason for writing the book. In the beginning he started the book off telling the readers his reason for writing the book. Which was to finally let go of the emotions that stuck with him on the terrible day that President Kennedy was assassinated. He wanted to share his memories with the world. Throughout the book he proved this to the readers. Clint Hill said, “ I realize that each day from now on, when I drive to and from the White House, I will pass by the burial site, a constant reminder of that dreadful day in Dallas, a constant reminder of our failure to protect the president. If only I had reacted quicker, run faster.” For Mr. Hill to say this in his book for the world to see is powerful. He is showing that he is still grieving the death of his friend and a person who he was supposed to protect, but he wanted to share this to the world. This shows the true character of Clint Hill and is why I think he was successful in writing Five Days In