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Abraham Bolden was the first black Secret Service agent on the White House detail. Serving under John F. Kennedy, Bolden cracked counterfeiting cases and provided security for the President. However, the segregated 60s led Bolden from the White House to prison. In this story, EIS finds Bolden inside his Chicago home as he recounts his experiences of racial tension and why he considers himself a tool of fate.

An invite to the the Cook County Democratic Party reception, where Abraham first met John F. Kennedy.

Associated Press images compiled by the Warren Commission as part of their investigation on the assassination of JFK.

Members of the Warren Commission, assembled by President Johnson and headed by Chief Justice Earl Warren (center).

“See you got to go through the furnace of affliction. I was a good man, but I was rusty. There was a gold deposit beneath this flesh.” – Abraham Bolden reflecting on his experiences.