20 years in Secret Service by Rufus W. Youngblood

About The Speaker

Rufus Youngblood with Rebecca, 1979, personal collection

Rebecca Youngblood Vaughn, MD, is the youngest daughter of the late Secret Service Agent Rufus W. Youngblood. After researching her father's life story, she created a new edition of his memoir, 20 Years in the Secret Service: My Life With Five Presidents, adding a comprehensive photo gallery to the book. Dr. Vaughn is a speaker who brings her father's legacy to life by sharing his frontline point-of-view of some of the most pivotal moments in U.S. history.

Reading group guides available upon request.

Past Events

February 5, 2020

12:15 PM

Booth Western Art Museum
Presentation and Book Signing
Art for Lunch
501 Museum Drive
Cartersville, GA 30120
http://boothmuseum.org
Open to the public

Cartersville, GA
November 12, 2019

12:00 PM

PREA (Paulding Retired Educators Meeting)
Presentation and Book Signing
Hardy Family Lake House
(members & guests)

Dallas, GA
October 8, 2019

7:00 PM

Eisenhower Presidential Library, "Evenings at Ease"
Presentation and Book Signing

Abilene, KS
August 15th, 2019

7:00 PM

*Jimmy Carter Presidential Library Author Program
Presentation and Book Signing
441 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE
Atlanta, GA 30307
Free and Open to the Public

Atlanta, GA
August 8, 2019

7:15 PM

Deerfield Lecture Series
Presentation and Book Signing
Deerfield Episcopal Retirement Community
Blue Ridge Room (Resident event)

Deerfield, NC
May 16, 2019

7:00 PM

Burnt Hickory Lakes Book Club
Presentation and Book Signing

Acworth, GA
April 26, 2019

6:00 - 9:00 PM

Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Book Signing
12193 Fair Lakes Promenade Drive
Fairfax, VA 22033, 703-278-0300

Fairfax, VA
April 25, 2019

7:30 - 9:00 PM

Patrick Henry Library, Fairfax County
Patrick Henry Meeting Room
Presentation/Book Signing

Vienna, VA
April 12, 2019

4:00 - 5:00 PM

Truman Presidential Library: Author Lecture Series
Presentation/Book Signing
History Happy Hour at Tom’s Town Distilling Company, 1701 Main St, Kansas City, MO 64108

Purchase tickets here:
https://12130.thankyou4caring.org/events/history-happy-hour-with-rebecca-youngblood-vaughn

Kansas City, MO
March 16, 2019

12:00 - 1:00 PM

Paulding County Rotary Club
Presentation/Book Signing
Hardy Chevrolet Meeting Room
Rotary Members

Dallas, GA
February 28, 2019

12:00 Noon

Literary Guild of St. Simons Island
Presentation/Book Signing
St. Simons Island Casino, Room 108 Beachview Drive
St. Simon’s Island, GA
ticketed Event; reservations recommended
https://litguildssi.org/meet-the-author

St. Simon’s Island, GA
February 27, 2019

9:30 AM

Savannah Arts Academy
AP History Class Presentation

Savannah, GA
February 6, 2019

12:30 PM

Rotary Club of Downtown Macon
Presentation/Book Signing
Macon Centreplex-Edgar Wilson Convention Center
Rotary Members

Macon, GA
February 1, 2019

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Emerging Authors Event
Book Reading & Signing
FoxTale Book Shoppe
105 East Main Street, #138
Woodstock, Ga 30188
(770) 516-9989

Woodstock, GA
December 1, 2018

1:00 - 5:00 PM

Holiday Book Party, Chatham County Teachers
Q&A and Book Signing
private event

Savannah, GA
Nov. 17, 2018

2-4 PM

Barnes & Noble Bookstore
Book Signing
Riverbend Center 1442 Turner-McCall Blvd
Rome, GA

Rome, GA
Nov. 14, 2018

12 Noon

Maryland US Secret Service (MUSSS)
Presentation/Book Signing
Crofton Country Club, 1691 Crofton Parkway,
Crofton, MD 21114 (members & guests)

Crofton, MD
October 23, 2018

12:00 Noon

Professional Leadership and Networking Twin Falls
Presentation and Book Signing, Elevation 486 Restaurant, Members & Guests

Twin Falls, Idaho
October 4, 2018

10:30 AM

Literary Guild of St. Simons Island
Presentation/Book Signing
St. Simons Island Casino, Room 108
Beachview Drive (in Neptune Park by Village Pier)
St. Simon’s Island, GA
Free to Guild members; $10 for guests. Reservations recommended.
https://www.eventbrite.com
https://litguildssi.org/meet-the-author

St. Simmons Island, Georgia
OCTOBER 3, 2018

11:15 - 12:15 PM

St. Johns Creekside High School
AP History Class Presentation
private event

St. Augustine, FLA
September 26, 2018

7:00 PM

Moultonborough Public Library
Presentation and Book Signing

Moultonborough, NH
SEPTEMBER 13, 2018

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Book Club (Guest Moderator)
private event

Rome, GA
September 2, 2018

3:45 PM - 4:30 PM

Decatur Book Festival
Atlanta Writers Club Panel:
Memoir/Personal History /Book Signing
Marriott Conference Center Auditorium, Decatur, Georgia

Decatur, Georgia
August 27, 2018

12:30 PM

Macon Rotary Club
Presentation/Book Signing
First Presbyterian Church

Macon, Georgia
August 11, 2018

11:30 - 1 PM

8th Air Force Historical Society Georgia Chapter Meeting
Book Signing and presentation
Clairmont Place, 2100 Clairmont Lake, Decatur, Ga. 30033
(Across the street from the VA hospital)
Lunch $20.00; presentation to follow.

Decatur, Georgia
AUGUST 6, 2018

7:00 - 9:00 PM

Book Club (Guest Moderator)
private event

Marietta, GA
June 17, 2018

12:00 - 2:00 PM

Acworth Book Store and Coffee Shop
Book Signing

Acworth, GA