
Novel Examines What It Takes to Protect a President
Clip: 2/11/2013 | 6m 14s
Novel Examines What It Take to Protect a President From Assassination
What's it like to protect the president in the modern age? Novelist Brad Meltzer explores this topic in his new book, "The Fifth Assassin." Meltzer talks with Jeffrey Brown about researching presidential assassins, writing thrillers, the advice he received from a former president and perspective from the Secret Service.
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Novel Examines What It Takes to Protect a President
Clip: 2/11/2013 | 6m 14s
What's it like to protect the president in the modern age? Novelist Brad Meltzer explores this topic in his new book, "The Fifth Assassin." Meltzer talks with Jeffrey Brown about researching presidential assassins, writing thrillers, the advice he received from a former president and perspective from the Secret Service.
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