It will carry me through my inevitable rendezvous with death.”Īt times heart pounding, at times heart rending, this richly textured memoir of a Secret Service agent will move you first to the edge of your seat, then to the depths of your soul. God’s love has sustained me and sustains me still. In spite of all the risks I took and all the near misses, I have lived a long life. Jerry describes his transition from the vigilant life of a Secret Service agent to one lived in service to others, saying, “It’s a strange twist that having spent my so-called prime years protecting political figures from death, I spend a lot of time now helping people to surrender to it. Jerry grew up surviving three fathers, and as a result he became his mother’s protector, sleeping with a knife under his pillow and vowing to give his life if necessary in order to save her.These early influences not only shaped Jerry to become the head agent in Ronald Reagan’s protective detail, but they prepared him for a life of rescuing others. Little did this eight-year-old dreamer know that he would become the agent responsible for saving the life of President Ronald Reagan on March 30, 1981. At times heart-pounding, at times heartrending, this richly textured memoir of a Secret Service Agent will first move you to the edge of your seat, then to the depths of your soul.When Jerry Parr was eight years old, he knew he wanted to be a Secret Service agent when he grew up. You won’t want to miss this insider’s perspective on the Secret Service and a look into the heart of a man who was-and is-ready to sacrifice himself for another. He was one of the agents protecting President Reagan on the day of his assassination attempt on Maand is widely credited with helping to save the President's life. That journey led him from the halls of the powerful to the streets of the poor in Washington, D.C., to the mountain passes of war-torn El Salvador to help orphans. Jerry Parr (1930-2015) served as a Special Agent in the United States Secret Service from 1962 to 1985.
What motivates a man who is ready at a moment’s notice to step into the path of a bullet? In In the Secret Service, you’ll also follow Jerry’s inner journey.
Jerry spent much of his life as a silent eyewitness to history, with a gun at his fingertips. In the Secret Service is an adrenaline-filled ride through the life of the agent who saved Ronald Reagan’s life.
In 1981, he was the agent standing next to Ronald Reagan when John Hinckley, Jr., stepped out of the crowd, intent on killing the president.
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