Civil Rights Movement. When John F. Kennedy became president in 1961, African Americans throughout much of the South were denied the right to vote, barred from public facilities, subjected to insults and violence, and could not expect justice from the courts.
Secret Service Special Agent Salary. Pay is based on your salary grade as well as on your assigned location. In 2009, starting salary ranged from $43,200 to $73,354.
The Secret Service does not divulge the costs of its protective details, but it's believed to be in the range of tens of millions of dollars a year for each former president.