Posted on 08/04/2010 9:32:29 PM PDT by Publius804
Of all the offspring of presidents in recent memory, Chelsea Clinton was the best first child, according to Secret Service agents.
“In my career, Chelsea Clinton did it the best,” says an agent familiar with both her detail and the Bush twins’ details. “Treated the detail right, told them what was going on, never gave problems that I knew of.”
Agents describe what the first families have been like in my book “In the President’s Secret Service: Behind the Scenes with Agents in the Line of Fire and the Presidents They Protect,” out this week in paperback with a new chapter on the Salahis' intrusion at President Obama’s state dinner.
The new material includes disclosure of a secret Presidential Threat Task Force established within the FBI to address the increase in threats against President Obama. The task force operates within the FBI’s National Security Branch. It consists of 20 representatives from pertinent agencies, including agents from the FBI and Secret Service and operatives from the CIA, the NSA, and the Defense Department, along with FBI analysts.
In contrast to newlywed Chelsea, Jenna and Barbara Bush would try to lose their agents and would not tell them where they were going or when. Jenna would run red lights to try to evade her agents.
“I think she has a hard time grasping how easy it would be to pick her up, throw her in a van, and next thing you know she’s on Al Jazeera,” an agent said when Jenna was still in the White House. “And we’re out there, we’re trying to do the right thing. And I don’t think she understands it. She definitely didn’t respect what we’re out there trying to do for her.”
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What makes you like the “Bushes” better? Just curious.
I like their spunk. They’ve shown a little non-conformity.
Bush girls low-class?
They are not. They had to fight for their right to party from birth, and they did it honestly and transparently.
They’ve had detail to deal with since their Granddad.
Hie thee to Hillbuzz and worship the Clintons over there, already.
How perceptive. Very interesting.
Except they wouldn’t tell their detail where they were going when they were sober. Not very mature or thoughtful of people who are supposed to block bullets for them.
“In fact, the Bushes have to go rescue their own detail when they fall behind... remember that? A president fishing his own guy from behind a locked door?”
The incident your talking happened in Chile. It wasn’t behind a locked door, but in a near rioting crowd.
I agree. What child raised on Marxism would ever think to rebel?
Does she drink now? Is there anyone who consumes alcohol that did not imbibe prior to 21? Can you name one? I can't.
This is my opinion. The Bush girls never dressed appropriately. They didn’t really seem to care and they didn’t seem too bright to me. They seemed sweet, but who knows. Chelsea always carried herself well and spoke eloquently, the few times she did speak. That’s ok..but for this discussion, that’s what I think. Doesn’t even mean it correct..it’s just my opinion.
Me, worship the Clintons? That’s a laugh. I can make an unbiased observation without worshipping someone? I’m sorry you can’t.
I read the article, it sounds like the Bush twins grew up a little bit. A girl Cheslea’s age couldnt cause as much trouble- the Bush twins were adults IIRC when their dad became POTUS. They could drive, their friends could drive etc... I imagine the Ford kids caused their own trouble too.
Ron Kessler’s array of contacts is amazing. We happened to be seated at the same table at a conservative event a couple of years ago, and I asked if he was the author of “Inside the White House.” He was, and I greatly enjoyed the ensuing conversation.
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