Helmut Erxleben reviews the book: Mrs. Kennedy and Me by Clint Hill is a fascinating look at what it was like to be the Secret Service agent whose job it was to guard one of the most famous women of the 20th Century. He describes his years of service from 1960 to 1964 with tenderness and great respect for a lady who was reluctant to be in the spotlight and wanted privacy more than anything else.

She would always address him as Mr. Hill, but he was the man she could count on to help her with difficult situations at home, in Washington and in her many travels thus he became her friend as well as protector. There are dozens of photos in this book, many with Clint Hill and the Kennedys. At the end of this revealing book you will understand why it took him almost 50 years to write about his time with Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy.

Harold Erlendson reviews the movie: Hope Springs

This film is aimed at the over fifty audience.  After 30 years of marriage Kay, beautifully played by Meryl Streep, is deeply unhappy  with her non- existent sex life. Her marriage is in a deep rut. She signs up for a week long counseling session in Hope Springs, Maine. Her husband,  played by Tommy Lee Jones, doesn’t want to attend but at the last minute, reluctantly shows up.

The movie is billed as a romantic comedy drama, but it is not as light hearted as it would  seem. The scene where  Kay is rebuffed in her attempts for intimacy arehard to watch. The counseling did finally work and there were a few laughs along the way leading to a very happy ending.