Agent Guarding Mrs. Kennedy Gets Medal
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at Hill's ch- ildren. There had been some private moments earlier in an ante-room where Agent Guarding she greeted Hill and his family. With Mrs. Kennedy were the late President's sisters, Jean Kennedy Smith and Mrs. Pa- Mrs. Kennedy ▪ tricia Kennedy Lawford, and Mrs. Kennedy's sister, Lee Rad- ziwill. Hill is the second Secret Serv- Gets Medal ice agent to receive commenda- WASHINGTON (AP) — With tion for actions on that tragic Mrs. Jacqueline Kennedy stand- Friday 11 days ago. ing by, Secret Service Agent Rufus Youngblood, assigned Clinton J. Hill received a medal to protect then Vice President for "exceptional bravery" today Lyndon B. Johnson, was per- for his efforts to protect her and sonally commended by the new- the late President John F. Ken- ly sworn President Johnson for nedy during the assassination throwing himself over Johnson attack in Dallas. when the shots exploded. Secretary of the Treasury C. The Secret Service has been Douglas Dillon, presenting the asked by President Johnson to medal, said Hill had added lust- continue its protection of Mrs. er and a new page to the "great Kennedy and her two children, tradition of courage and hero- Caroline and John. Hill is one of ism" of the Secret Service, the agents being kept on the as- which is under the Treasury De- signment. partment. Since the assassination, Mrs. The former First Lady, hat- Kennedy has received almost less and wearing a black suit, 300,000 letters and 90,000 tele- drove from the White House to grams. And "bags and bags" of the nearby Treasury Building mail is said still to be uncount-, with other members of the late ed. President's family to attend the Monday, Mrs. Kennedy ex- ceremony in a fourth•floor con- pressed her appreciation for the ference room. thousands of condolence mes- Dillon, in presenting the med- sages from all over the world. al, said Hill was "doubly hon- Speaking for her, presidential , ored" by Mrs. Kennedy's pres- ence. press secretary Pierre Salinger Hill's wife, Gwen. and his two said Mrs. Kennedy hoped every- blond sons, Chris, 7, and Cory. one would understand "how 2. attended the ceremony. much she regrets not being able Hill, 31, a native of Larimore, to respond to each of these mes- ND., has been with the Secret sages which have meant so Service since 1958. His particu- much to her." lar White House assignment was the protection of Mrs. Kennedy. He traveled with her on her trips to 13 foreign countries. The gold medal presented him is the Treasury's highest award. About the size of a half dollar, it bears the inscription "For ex- ceptional service in the Treas- ury Department." The citation said Hill was STEVENS POINT (WISCONSIN) DAILY JOURNAL standing on the left front run- ning board of the Secret Service car directly behind the presi- dential limousine and at the sound of the first shot he ran after the moving car, climbed on the rear and shielded the President and Mrs. Kennedy with his own body. The shots came diagonally from the right rear of the presidential car. Mrs. Kennedy had an occa- Tuesday, December 3, 1963 sional 'light smile as she w a t ched the ceremonies but said nothing. Her smiles were Presidential Car May Be Retired To A Museum WASHINGTON (AP)—Unless President Johnson decides to use it the bubble-top limousine in which President Kennedy was assassinated probably will be retired to a museum. The vehicle was flown back to Washington after experts carefully examined it for bullet fragments or other evidence in connection with the fatal shoot- ing of Kennedy in Dallas on Nov. 22. The 30-month-old limousine is in perfect condition except for a small, unexplained hole in the windshield which may have been caused by a bullet frag- ment. If Johnson decides against us- ing the auto, it would likely be returned to the Ford Motor Co. The specially designed Navy blue Lincoln Continental is leased by the government from Ford for $500 a year. Ford would presumably do- nate it to the foundation-operat- ed Henry Ford Museum at Dearborn, Mich., where one for- mer presidential car, the Lin- coln "Sunshine Special" used by Presidents Franklin D. Roo- sevelt and Harry S. Truman be- tween 1939 and 1950, is already on display. The vehicle in which Kenne- dy was slain had been in presi- dential service since June 1961. Postponement Of Ruby's Trial Appears Certain DALLAS (AP)—It seems al- most certain that the murder trial of Jack Ruby, who killed the man accused of assassinat- ing President Kennedy, won't be held until well into next year. Dist. Atty. Henry Wade, who will prosecute Ruby on the state charge, and defense lawyer Torn Howard said Monday they can't finish preparing their cas• es by next week. Dist, Judge Joe B, Brown has set the trial tentatively for Dec. 0. Presumably he will order a postponement on formal request from either side. One reason for delay, Howard said, will be a defense move for a pretrial sanity hearing for Ruby, 52, a Dallas night club operator. He estimated it would take two months to get ready for this alone. As thousands of television viewers watched, Ruby shot and killed accused assassin Lee Harvey Oswald as police start- ed to take Oswald from the City Hall to county jail Nov. 24. In neighboring Fort Worth, Police Sgt. Jim Stout estimated 10,000 people have walked or driven past the grave of Os- wald in Rose Hill Cemetery. Stout is part of a special detail on guard around the clock. Spectators are permitted no closer than a roadway 30 feet from the grave. WORLD TODAY The Dual Role Of Piesidents By JAMES MARLOW person on television in his talks ., He has been very shrewd at • WASHINGTON (AP) — There to Congress, for example, and • this? are two Presidents Johnson just his talk on Thanksgiving. Day.! Johnson told Congress he in- as there were two Presidents He had even greater heed tended to fight for Kennedy's Kennedy: the public president than Kennedy to reassure the civil rights and tax-cut pro- and the president at work inside public the . presidency was in grams. the White House. safe and competent hands. Ken- Southern opposition to civil One is the talking president nedy was elected to it, Johnson rights has been so strong John- saying the nice and pleasant had it thrust upon him. son. knows he can't get that pro- things that cheer the American Knowing that kennedy had' gram through this year. He can heart even when dressed in gen- broad public, confidence, John- fry in 1964. But he quickly eralities and sometimes deco- son from the beginning has called. Negro leaders to confer- rated with the obvious. sought to Identify himself as one ence in the White House. The other is the doing presi- with Kennedy and his programs. Senate opposition to a tax cut, dent busy with problems and He emphasizes continuity. unless the White House reduced people in the privacy of his of- He even adopted some of Ken- government spending, made a fice or on the telephone. Some- nedy's homely touches, like us- cut this year impossible. John- times the two presidents overlap ing the same kind of rocking Son' at once began talking econ- and become one because the chair, or dropping in suddenly omy. He talked about it publicly uses of the presidency have on friends at their home. There and in the White 'House. plianged. is a . chance he may overdo this 7Thli' is 'one example of where Before"ielevision a president ey routine. • the public and private Johnson who wanted to get himself and time, 'ai he gets actusted bverlaps. There will no doubt, his ideas across to the nation to the White,:.liNuse and can be- be plenty more •of it. He is mak- had to depend on public appear- gin.■to.' gauge gu61iG reaction to.; ing his, private activities public- ances before limited audiences his preSidency, be erliC:41d, work 1' known as he goes along. on radio. Most of the time he out his Own techniquesjia :public • had to depend on deeds alone. relations, a field in-- wh,ch he Kennedy, winning the presi- now Must have"..1 hri• 4dcitional dency by a slim election mar- concern. • • gin, felt from the beginning the He • will almost certainly seek need to create in the public electiOn 'next year.. mind confidence in him and, if But in hii• years iii Congress possible, affection. The grief at Johnson's greatest abilities his death showed he filled both were-not -in public spalting or ambitions. public =appearances :in an It's no wonder he was con- endless;,-.--Istreless effe behind stantly before the camera. Nor the scenes to get done what he is it any wonder Johnson lost no wanted done as smoothly as he time going before the public in could. Oswald Entry Not Accused Assassin MILWAUKEE (AP) — The Federal Bureau of Investigation said Monday that the entry "Lee Oswald, Dallas," found in' the registry of a Milwau- kee area restaurant last week was not written by the accused assassin of President Kennedy. Richard Bake r, agent in charge of the FBI office in Mil- waukee, said the signature on the Fox and Hounds Inn regis- ter was not that of Lee Harvey Oswald who was killed in Dallas two days after the assassination of the President. He said this was established by FBI labora- tory tests in Washington.