Product Details

• Format: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: National Geographic Video
• DVD Release Date: November 2, 2004
• Run Time: 90 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (15 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B0002TT0O6
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #81,102 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 07/19/2005 Run time: 90 minutes

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13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars "Nice job National Geographic", November 18, 2007

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MasterKIller "Li" (tokyo japan) - See all my reviews

This review is from: National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service (DVD)

Well this wasn't an easy topic to do reseach on.Well,you could tell that because of the name "Secret Service." National Geogrphics was allowed access to a alot of interesting things.The secret service has always facinated me.There whole operation are here in full detail.How they perpare a sight weeks in advance for the president.It shows all the assassinations and assassination attempts that were caught on camera.I really like the pace of this documentary.One of the best narrarated National Geographic has really done a terrific job.Compared to the Inside the F.B.I Doc,I would say that this is alot better in detail,pace,length.If you are interested in this topic you should buy this.It also contains two 20 minute documentary on x-presidents.I highly recommend this. A+

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding, December 30, 2008

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This review is from: National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service (DVD)

i would highly recommend that anyone who has an interest in or fascination with the Secret Service purchase this video. I have long been interested in the Secret Service and all that the agents do. This video did not let me down. Obviously highly sensitive protective measures are not revealed during the film, but the viewer is still able to get a nice, general idea of all that agents do on a daily basis. The film takes you through the procedures that agents perform when they are securing a location for a presidential trip. The film also provides the historical context for the origins of the Secret Service, and talks about some of the major assassinations and assassination attempts on presidents and presidential candidates in the history of the country. Finally, the film also gives a look at how the Secret Service works to protect presidential candidates. There are interviews with numerous current and former special agents, including Clint Hill, Larry Cockell, Brian Stafford, and Jerry Parr to name a few. There are also interviews with former Presidents Clinton, Ford, and Bush Sr. The former Presidents explain how difficult it can be to adjust to life in the bubble and how the agents do their best to make it work. The film even addressed the sensitive issue of agents having to disclose private things they see when protecting the President (think Larry Cockell and the Lewinsky scandal). I thoroughly enjoyed the film from the moment it began until it ended. I was even sorry to see the credits roll; I wanted more. So as I stated previously, if you have any interest at all in the Secret Service, this is a video you should purchase.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars A Concise History of Treasury's Most Dynamic Dept., April 29, 2009

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C. Sembello "Col-ster" (Ardmore, PA United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: National Geographic: Inside the U.S. Secret Service (DVD)

This documentary is a solid and enjoyable examination of the key historical events that shaped presidential protection, an overview of the secret service's two principal duties (safeguarding both the commander-in-chief and the nation's currency), and a demonstration of some of the training and procedures involved in presidential security. The video is of pretty good quality, and as someone who is a West Wing fan, a political science nut, and a fan of educational/documentary film-making, I really felt that this doc put it all together nicely. All of the interviews, anecdotes, and various pieces of footage were both interesting and quite informative. It's good stuff.