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Oct 4, 1996 · Rufus W Youngblood, Secret Service agent who used his body as shield to protect Vice Pres Johnson during assassination of Pres Kennedy, dies at age 72; photo with Johnson (S)
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]
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Oct 4, 1996 · PROTECTED JOHNSON IN DALLAS. By Associated Press. 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 ...
Nov 22, 2023 · As they waited for the judge, LBJ downed a quick lunch of vegetable soup and crackers, a pause for food during which the day’s events began to catch up with him. The adrenaline rush from 115 minutes earlier, when Rufus Youngblood had climbed on top of him in the back seat of the vice-presidential limo to shield his body, began to dissipate.
Oct 4, 1996 · An American hero Rufus Youngblood, the Secret Service agent honored for throwing his body on top of Vice President Lyndon B. Johnson to protect him when President Kennedy was assassinated – has ...
Nov 23, 2013 · His second had been to the head of the Secret Service commending agent Rufus Youngblood. Immediately after the first shot was fired in Dallas, Johnson told the group that Youngblood threw Johnson ...
Sep 24, 1980 · Rufus Youngblood, the Secret Service agent guarding Johnson that day: "Suddenly, there was an explosive noise -- distinct, sharp, resounding. Nothing that could be mistaken for the incessant ...
