Clint Hill, renowned for his courageous actions during the assassination of President John F. Kennedy, passed away at 93 due to health issues. On November 22, 1963, Hill was positioned on a Secret Service vehicle immediately following the presidential limo when Lee Harvey Oswald opened fire. In a split-second response, he jumped onto the limo to shield Kennedy. Reflecting on that day years later, Hill expressed regret over his perceived failure to protect the president, stating he wished he could have acted faster and acknowledged he'd have taken the bullet for Kennedy if necessary.
"Clint Hill, yes," he said. "If he had reacted about five-tenths of a second faster, maybe a second faster, I wouldn't be here today."
"That would have been fine with you?" Wallace asked. "That would have been fine with me," Mr. Hill replied, acknowledging his willingness to sacrifice himself for the president.
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