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As our cultural landscape changes, so do our leaders. Few know that better than Ken Valentine, of course; a retired Secret Service agent, Ken served under three Presidents - Clinton, Bush, and Barack Obama - as each wrestled with their own challenges of office, in their own time and in their own ways. For Ken, keeping up with the President wasn't just a challenge - it was a career, full of travel, intel, and unique situations that demanded not just his utmost attention, but his life and the lives of his fellow agents if necessary.
But 24 years at the Agency doesn't capture all of Ken's work - since his tenure, he's joined the Board of The National Center for Missing & Exploited Children, penned a memoir about his work called 'Cheating Death: Three-Time Presidential Secret Service Agent Lives To Tell You How,' and even spent time in the fields of science and technology, joining the Board of Advisors at a new breakthrough in the field of quantum physics called 'Base Molecular Resonance Technology.' But how does somebody get into the Secret Service? What qualifications does one need to attain the position of Presidential Protection Detail for not just one, but three different sitting Presidents? And most importantly - how exactly does somebody go about cheating death? Let's ask Ken.
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Chapters:
00:00 - Intro
12:58 - Me, God, The Bible, and a Cup of Coffee
19:34 - My Dad the F.B.I. Agent
24:33 - Struggling through Law School
36:18 - Attending Academy in Beltsville, Maryland
41:45 - Special Agent GS9 (in Louisville, Kentucky)
48:19 - Treasury Checks, Counterfeiting, and Bank Fraud
53:47 - Welcome to Protection Detail
01:02:04 - Keeping Things Civil
01:06:36 - Protecting President Bill Clinton
01:28:10 - Meet George W. Bush
01:32:56 - September 11th, 2001
01:38:22 - September 12th, 12am, Evacuate the White House
01:51:53 - The Ins and Outs of Air Force One
02:01:23 - Stories From the Bush Detail
02:13:10 - Pivoting To Congress with Orrin Hatch
02:24:25 - Meet Senator Barack Obama
02:32:45 - Overseas Travel, For Better or Worse
02:41:53 - A Chinese Abraham Lincoln Statue
02:44:40 - Walking the Inaugural Parade
02:50:14 - Meals, Munitions, & Protecting the Pope
02:54:45 - Patreon Q&A
02:54:45 - Base Molecular Resonance Technology
03:11:45 - Playing Politics with Child Safety
03:26:12 - NCMEC & The WellHouse Home
03:30:11 - Cheating Death: Three-Time Presidential Secret Service Agent Lives To Tell You How
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