cover of episode Encore: Presidential Assassinations | Protecting POTUS (NEW) | 1

Encore: Presidential Assassinations | Protecting POTUS (NEW) | 1

2024/8/7
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詹姆斯·罗利：肯尼迪遇刺并非特勤局特工失职，而是资源匮乏和预算缩减导致的必然结果。特勤局需要更多支持，包括增加特工数量，利用电脑分析威胁，加强与情报机构合作，以及增加预算，才能更好地保护未来的总统。他认为特工们在肯尼迪遇刺事件中已经尽力而为，即使他们在前夜饮酒，但这并非导致悲剧的关键因素。 卡罗尔·莱尼格：特勤局在资源和训练方面一直承受着巨大压力，尤其是在竞选期间。特朗普遇刺事件中，枪手位置距离舞台过近，安全措施存在明显疏漏，这反映了特勤局在资源和训练方面的问题。她还批评了希德尔局长在事件处理中的不当行为，缺乏沟通和承担责任。特勤局内部对事件的处理方式感到震惊和失望，认为这是安保工作的基本失误。她认为特勤局面临资源和信任危机，人员短缺导致安保工作压力巨大，需要政府提供更多支持和资源。此外，她还指出特勤局内部存在“男孩俱乐部”文化，需要改进，并解决利用职务掩盖不当行为和安全漏洞的现象。 旁白：肯尼迪遇刺后，特勤局得到更多支持，扩充人员、现代化系统，并新建训练设施，有效提升了总统安保能力。里根总统之后，没有在职总统再受到暗杀企图的伤害，但特朗普总统遇刺事件再次引发了人们对特勤局保护能力的质疑。2014年和2017年白宫安全事件也暴露出白宫安保系统存在漏洞。

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Following the assassination of John F. Kennedy, the Secret Service underwent significant changes. Led by Director James Rowley, the agency secured increased funding, hired more agents, modernized its systems, and established a new training facility. These reforms aimed to enhance presidential protection and rebuild public trust.
  • The Secret Service received increased funding after JFK's assassination.
  • Over 200 agents were hired.
  • New systems and a training facility named after James Rowley were established.

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The job of guarding the President’s life belongs to the men and women of the United States Secret Service. There have been many highs and lows in the agency’s more than 150-year history – most poignantly the assassination of JFK in 1963. On today’s show Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig joins host Lindsay Graham to discuss the agency’s response to assassination attempts over the years, and her book Zero Fail: The Rise and Fall of the Secret Service.

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