Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who jumped onto the back of a limousine carrying President John F. Kennedy after he was shot in Dallas in 1963, has died. Hill died Friday at his home in California at the age of 93.

For decades he blamed himself for John F. Kennedy’s death, saying he didn’t react quickly enough and would gladly have given his life to save the president.

Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who ran into the line of fire to shield President John F. Kennedy and the first lady in Dallas on November 22, 1963, died Friday. He was 93 years old.

A Secret Service agent, he leaped onto the president’s limousine in Dallas in 1963 and was credited with saving the first lady’s life. But he was haunted by his inability to save her husband.

Special Agent Clint Hill, a member of the Secret Service detail assigned to protect President John F. Kennedy the day he was assassinated in Dallas, Texas, has died at age 93. VOA’s Kane Farabaugh, who interviewed Hill several times over the years,

Clint Hill, the former Secret Service agent who leapt onto the back of former President Kennedy’s limousine in 1963 to shield the first lady from gunfire, died on Friday at his home. He was 93.

The Belvedere resident was riding on the left running board of the car directly behind the presidential limousine as it made its way through Dealey Plaza in Dallas.

Clint Hill, pictured shortly after President Kennedy's assassination with his back to the camera, as he attempts to shove Mrs Kennedy back into the vehicle A US Secret Service agent who leapt on to John F Kennedy's limousine as it came under fire in Dallas,

Clint Hill, pictured shortly after President Kennedy's assassination with his back to the camera, as he attempts to shove Mrs Kennedy back into the vehicle A US Secret Service agent who leapt on to John F Kennedy's limousine as it came under fire in Dallas,

Secret Service agent Clint Hill was trailing the presidential motorcade in Dallas, Texas, when shots were fired and he jumped onto the back of the car to protect President John F. Kennedy and first lady Jaqueline Kennedy.

He was forced to retire early because he remained haunted by memories of the assassination in Dallas on Nov. 22, 1963.

Clint Hill, the Secret Service agent who ran into the line of fire to shield President John F. Kennedy and the first lady in Dallas on November 22, 1963, died