Decades after the assassination, Hill co-authored several books – including Mrs Kennedy and Me and Five Presidents – about his Secret Service years with Lisa McCubbin Hill, whom he married in 2021.
Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who leapt on to the back of John F Kennedy’s limousine after the then president was shot, then was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by memories of the assassination, died on Friday.
Hill received Secret Service awards and was promoted for his actions that day, but for decades blamed himself for Kennedy’s death, saying he didn’t react quickly enough and would gladly have given his life to save Kennedy.
Since his retirement, Hill has spoken publicly about the assassination only a handful of times, but the most poignant was his 1975 interview with Wallace, during which Hill broke down several times.
In 2006, Wallace and Hill reunited on CNN’s Larry King Live, where Hill credited that first 60 Minutes interview with helping him finally start the healing process.
