Zero Fail - A History of the Secret Service
About this Video
Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig discusses her recent book, Zero Fail, which details the history of the Secret Service and the evolving security challenges faced by agents everyday as they protect the President, the First Family, and those who seek the office.
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