The Washington Post Pulitzers

• Autore: Leonnig Carol
• Pubblicazione: New York : , : Diversion Publishing Corp., , 2015; ©2015
• Edizione: 1st ed.
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (66 pages)
• Disciplina: 363.283
• Soggetto topico: Presidents - Protection; Secret service
• Nota di contenuto: The Washington Post Pulitzers -- Copyright -- Letter of Introduction -- Secret Service fumbled response after gunman hit White House residence in 2011 -- Secret Service reviews White House security after fence-jumper enters mansion -- New details in fence-jumping reveal failures in security rings around White House -- White House fence-jumper made it far deeper into building than previously known -- White House intruder was tackled by off-duty Secret Service agent -- Armed contractor with arrest record was on elevator with Obama in Atlanta -- Secret Service agents pulled off White House patrol to help protect a top official’s aide -- Julia Pierson resigns as Secret Service director after series of security lapses -- Critical decisions after 9/11 led to slow, steady decline in quality for Secret Service -- Four top Secret Service executives told to leave their posts in agency shake-up -- About the Author -- More from The Washington Post... -- Connect with Diversion Books
• Sommario/riassunto: The Secret Service has one of the most important jobs in the United States. In this Pulitzer Prize winning investigation, Carol Leonnig's exposes the dereliction of duty that has put the President--and the nation--at risk.In September of 2014, a man leapt the White House fence, ran across the lawn, and got into the mansion, where he was only later tackled by an off-duty agent who happened by. In 2011, the Secret Service mishandled the aftermath when a shooter took aim at the White House itself, sewing confusion within the division and amongst the First Family. The mission of the Secret Service is to keep our leaders safe. In this respect, the Secret Service has had a string of failures bordering on near-catastrophe.Carol Leonnig got beyond the stonewalling of the Secret Service, notoriously tight-lipped about its procedures, and its shortcomings, to write a meticulously researched, utterly devastating expose into one of the most vital police forces in America. She has chronicled security lapses, mishandled resources, failures from the leadership on down, and reported on the men and women who protect the President.This Pulitzer Prize winning work offers an unprecedented window into the flaws of an agency that once seemed picture-perfect. Many agents and officers spoke to Leonnig at the risk of their livelihoods. The impact of her groundbreaking work cannot be underestimated: the President, present and future, will be safer.
• Altri titoli varianti: Washington Post Pulitzers
• Titolo autorizzato: The Washington Post Pulitzers
• ISBN: 9781626818798; 1626818797
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Record Nr.: 9910140649003321
• Lo trovi qui: Univ. Federico II