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Secret Service agent recalls shielding Johnson during Kennedy assassination
Washington UPI reports Secret Service agent Rufus Youngblood recounts reacting to sounds he misidentified as threats. He vaulted across the seat to shield Vice President Johnson, urged the driver to speed, and praised Patrolman Herschel Jacks for his response as the group moved toward Parkland Hospital.
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