Can you imagine an American president today greeted by hundreds of thousands with acclaim and American flags as he rides in an open car through the capital cities of overwhelmingly Muslim countries?
Eisenhower did so in 1959, hailed by rapturous throngs in Ankara, Tehran, Kabul and Karachi, plus Tunis and Casablanca, on a whirlwind 11 nation tour. The story is told by retired Secret Service agent Clint Hill in his soon to be released memoir of protecting five presidents, most tragically JFK on the day of assassination. Ike was his first president, and the December 1959 international trip was Hillâ??s first time outside the USA.
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