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On-scene Commander
Weldon L. Kennedy
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Description for On-scene Commander
hardcover. From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. Num Pages: 336 pages, 8 b&w photos. BIC Classification: 1KBB; 3JJP; BGA; JKSW1; JKVF. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 27. Weight in Grams: 585.
From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. In 1987, he earned fame as the on-scene commander during a riot at the federal prison in Atlanta, where he negotiated an end to a violent thirteen-day siege—without any loss of life. His skillful management of the Oklahoma City bombing case led to the quick arrests of Timothy ... Read more
From his birth in a Texas hill country town that no longer exists, Weldon L. Kennedy has come a long way. After service as a naval intelligence officer, he joined the FBI in 1963. Over the course of four decades, he served the Bureau with distinction, exemplifying the cutting-edge of crisis management. In 1987, he earned fame as the on-scene commander during a riot at the federal prison in Atlanta, where he negotiated an end to a violent thirteen-day siege—without any loss of life. His skillful management of the Oklahoma City bombing case led to the quick arrests of Timothy ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2007
Publisher
Potomac Books Inc United States
Number of pages
336
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
Dulles, United States
ISBN
9781597971362
SKU
V9781597971362
Shipping Time
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Ref
99-1
About Weldon L. Kennedy
Weldon L. Kennedy retired from the FBI in 1997 as its deputy director, the organization’s second-highest position and its highest nonpolitical appointment. During his thirty-three-year career, he served in Portland, Oregon; Las Vegas; Miami; San Juan, Puerto Rico; Newark; Boston; Jackson, Mississippi; Phoenix; Atlanta; and four tours at FBI headquarters. Now a vice chairman and group executive for the security ... Read more
Reviews for On-scene Commander
"It's a key survey offering an insider's stories of major historical FBI cases during his tenure, blending autobiography with Bureau workings and insights and considering four decades of service and Bureau changing work."—Midwest Book Review “Weldon Kennedy’s book is full of fresh anecdotes and insights into the FBI and its director, related by one of the bureau’s most respected high-ranking ... Read more