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Nov 22, 2023 · Lyndon Johnson arrived at the airfield at 1:33, traveling in one of two unmarked white police cars, with a motorcycle escort. Air Force One—big, gleaming, and safe—was one of the most welcome sights that the head of LBJ’s Secret Service detail, Rufus Youngblood, had ever seen.
Throngs of enthusiastic people engulfed the vice president’s limousine as his security men trudged through the street, pushing against the mass of people as they slowly wound through the city. On the following day, August 20, 1961, LBJ toured the border of the city’s western sector and met the US Army troops of the 1st Battle Group, 8th ...
Mr. Secretary, Mr. Youngblood, Mrs. Youngblood, members of the Youngblood family, ladies and gentlemen: There is no more heroic act than offering your life to save another, and in that awful moment of confusion when all about him were losing their heads, Rufus Youngblood never lost his. Without hesitation, he volunteered his life to save mine.
Oct 4, 1996 · October 3, 1996 at 8:00 p.m. EDT. SAVANNAH, GA. -- Rufus W. Youngblood, the Secret Service agent honored for throwing himself on top of then-Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to protect him during ...
Nov 21, 2013 · Out of the corner of my eye I saw Mr. Johnson, Mrs. Johnson, Rufus Youngblood and a couple of other people making mad dashes for the door, which was behind me….I kind of nodded. ...
About The Author. Rufus Wayne Youngblood Jr. was the United States Secret Service (USSS) agent known for his actions while protecting Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. During his twenty-year tenure, 1951-1971, in the USSS, he served Presidents Truman, Eisenhower, Kennedy, Johnson, and Nixon.
Jun 27, 2017 · June 27, 2017 larry rivera JFK. One of the most controversial issues discussed on Internet forums is whether or not LBJ ducked during the JFK assassination, as he was riding only one car behind JFK’s SX-100 limousine. Rufus Youngblood earned a medal for supposedly jumping over his seat and heroically covering LBJ with his own body to protect ...
