"Excited to greet well-wishers, [Sen. George McGovern and his wife] moved to the edge of the stage and leaned forward to shake hands. Meanwhile, I was stuck behind. If someone had opened fire,…"
"In one of life's little ironies, my next protective assignment [after segregationist Gov. George Wallace] was that of another political candidate--a woman who happened to be black [Shirley Chisom."
