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.
Secret Service agents also made 9,022 arrests; those related to financial crimes increased 8.48% over the previous year resulting in the stoppage of $5.6 billion in potential losses. In terms of costs, the Secret Service budget request for 2013 totals $1.6 billion, which is a decrease of $65.8 million.