On-Scene Commander: From Street Agent to Deputy Director of the FBI

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 McVeigh and Terry Nichols. Kennedy capped his brilliant career by serving as the FBI’s highest-ranking official under Director Louis J. Freeh. Imparting a wealth of law enforcement experience and of wisdom about how to succeed at a job one truly loves, On-Scene Commander is for anyone with an interest in the real world of the FBI.
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On-Scene Commander: From Street Agent to Deputy Director of the FBI

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 McVeigh and Terry Nichols. Kennedy capped his brilliant career by serving as the FBI’s highest-ranking official under Director Louis J. Freeh. Imparting a wealth of law enforcement experience and of wisdom about how to succeed at a job one truly loves, On-Scene Commander is for anyone with an interest in the real world of the FBI.
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On-Scene Commander: From Street Agent to Deputy Director of the FBI

On-Scene Commander: From Street Agent to Deputy Director of the FBI

by Weldon L. Kennedy
On-Scene Commander: From Street Agent to Deputy Director of the FBI

On-Scene Commander: From Street Agent to Deputy Director of the FBI

by Weldon L. Kennedy

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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 McVeigh and Terry Nichols. Kennedy capped his brilliant career by serving as the FBI’s highest-ranking official under Director Louis J. Freeh. Imparting a wealth of law enforcement experience and of wisdom about how to succeed at a job one truly loves, On-Scene Commander is for anyone with an interest in the real world of the FBI.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781597971362
Publisher: Potomac Books
Publication date: 09/30/2007
Pages: 336
Product dimensions: 9.02(w) x 6.10(h) x 1.07(d)

About the Author

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 services firm Guardsmark, Kennedy lives in Prescott, Arizona.

Table of Contents


Preface     ix
Acknowledgments     xi
Growing Up     1
Early FBI     19
Years as a Street Agent     31
Washington and Boston     57
Mississippi     89
Atlanta     113
Administrative Services Division and Director Sessions     157
Louie Freeh: Part One     175
SAC in Phoenix and the Oklahoma City Bombing     187
Louie Freeh: Part Two     229
Preparation for Retirement     247
Outlook on the Future of the FBI     255
Epilogue: Semiretirement in Arizona and Reflections on Life and Career     267
Index     269
About the Author     279
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