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1. www.nytimes.com › 1996/10/04 › usRufus W. Youngblood, 72, Agent Who Guarded Johnson

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   Oct 4, 1996 · Rufus W. Youngblood, the Secret Service agent who flung himself over the front seat and used his body to shield Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of President John F....

2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Rufus_YoungbloodRufus Youngblood - Wikipedia

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   Known for. Shielded Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Rufus Wayne Youngblood, Jr. (January 13, 1924 – October 2, 1996) was a United States Secret Service agent best known for using his body to shield Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of John F. Kennedy in Dallas, Texas on November 22, 1963. [1]

   • Alma mater: Georgia Institute of Technology

   • Occupation: United States Secret Service agent

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   Who was Rufus Youngblood?

   • Rufus W. Youngblood, the Secret Service agent who flung himself over the front seat and used his body to shield Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963, died on Wednesday at a hospice near his home in Savannah, Ga.

   Rufus W. Youngblood, 72, Agent Who Guarded Johnson

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   Why did John Youngblood die?

   • He was 72 and was deputy director of the Secret Service when he retired in 1971. His family said the cause was cancer. For Mr. Youngblood it was no more than a reflex action, an instinctive act of professional duty in the face of apparent danger to the man he was sworn to protect.

   Rufus W. Youngblood, 72, Agent Who Guarded Johnson

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   What did Rufus Youngblood see in Johnson's car?

   • Rufus Youngblood, the Secret Service agent in Johnson’s car, didn’t know what it was, but he saw “not normal” movements in the Presidential car ahead—President Kennedy seemed to be tilting toward his left—and in the Queen Mary, immediately ahead of him, one of the agents was suddenly rising to his feet, with an automatic rifle in his hands.

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   Who was John Youngblood?

   • For his action, Mr. Youngblood was awarded the Treasury Department's highest honor, but felt the fuss was somewhat excessive. After all, he was part of a generation for which heroism had been a matter of patriotic routine. Born in Macon, Ga., Mr. Youngblood was the son of a railroad man who was killed in a train wreck when his son was 2.

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4. www.findagrave.com › rufus_wayne-youngbloodRufus Wayne Youngblood Jr. (1924-1996) - Find a Grave Memorial

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   Oct 2, 1996 · Rufus Wayne Youngblood Jr. Birth. 13 Jan 1924. Macon, Bibb County, Georgia, USA. Death. 2 Oct 1996 (aged 72) Savannah, Chatham County, Georgia, USA. Burial. Burial Details Unknown Add to Map.

5. www.washingtonpost.com › archive › localRUFUS W. YOUNGBLOOD DIES - The Washington Post

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   Oct 4, 1996 · Mr. Youngblood, who retired to Savannah more than 20 years ago, died of lung cancer Oct. 2 in a hospice, his daughter, Rebecca Youngblood Vaughn, said today.

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7. www.latimes.com › archives › la-xpm-1996/10/05-mnRufus Youngblood; Protected LBJ - Los Angeles Times

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   Oct 5, 1996 · Rufus Youngblood, 72, the Secret Service agent who threw himself on top of Lyndon B. Johnson during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy. Youngblood was assigned to Johnson from 1961...

8. www.newyorker.com › magazine › 2012/04/02The Day L.B.J. Took Charge | The New Yorker

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   Mar 26, 2012 · Rufus Youngblood, the Secret Service agent in Johnson’s car, didn’t know what it was, but he saw “not normal” movements in the Presidential car ahead—President Kennedy seemed to be ...

9. jfkwitnesses.omeka.net › show › secretRufus Youngblood · The Secret Service Agents · JFK Witnesses

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   He passed away in September 1996 due to complications brought on by a life time of smoking that culminated in lung cancer. Rufus Youngblood left behind a legacy of heroism, intelligence, modesty, and stellar loyalty that is remembered in the Secret Service and history to this day.