Floyd M. Boring was an American

United States

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 Secret Service agent who served with 5 US Presidents. He was also present and took part in the gunfight that foiled an assassination attempt

Truman assassination attempt

The assassination attempt on U.S. President Harry S. Truman occurred on November 1, 1950. It was perpetrated by two Puerto Rican pro-independence activists, Oscar Collazo and Griselio Torresola, while the President resided at the Blair House. The attempt resulted in the deaths of White House Police...

 on Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman

Harry S. Truman was the 33rd President of the United States . As President Franklin D. Roosevelt's third vice president and the 34th Vice President of the United States , he succeeded to the presidency on April 12, 1945, when President Roosevelt died less than three months after beginning his...

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Truman assassination attempt

On the afternoon of 1 November 1950, Truman was taking a nap at Blair House

Blair House

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, where he was living while The White House, across Pennsylvania Avenue

Pennsylvania Avenue

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, was being renovated. Mr. Boring was stationed outside Blair House with several uniformed White House guards, while two Secret Service agents were posted inside. Around 2:00 Oscar Collazo

Oscar Collazo

Oscar Collazo , was one of two Puerto Ricans who attempted to assassinate U.S. President Harry S. Truman.-Early life:...

 and Griselio Torresola

Griselio Torresola

Griselio Torresola born in Jayuya, Puerto Rico, was one of two Puerto Rican Nationalists who attempted to assassinate United States President Harry Truman. During the attack on the president, Torresola mortally wounded White House policeman Private Leslie Coffelt and wounded two other law...

 started to fire at Blair House. Mr. Boring, drawing his .38-caliber Colt pistol, known as a Detective's Special, fired a bullet through the hat of one of the gunmen, Oscar Collazo, grazing his scalp. Mr. Collazo was also shot in the chest, and bullets grazed his nose and an ear. He was captured at the entrance to Blair House as Mr. Boring kicked his pistol away from his side.

Other Presidents

As well as Truman, Boring also worked with Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin Delano Roosevelt , also known by his initials, FDR, was the 32nd President of the United States and a central figure in world events during the mid-20th century, leading the United States during a time of worldwide economic crisis and world war...

, Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight David "Ike" Eisenhower was the 34th President of the United States, from 1953 until 1961. He was a five-star general in the United States Army...

, John F. Kennedy

John F. Kennedy

John Fitzgerald "Jack" Kennedy , often referred to by his initials JFK, was the 35th President of the United States, serving from 1961 until his assassination in 1963....

 and Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon B. Johnson

Lyndon Baines Johnson , often referred to as LBJ, was the 36th President of the United States after his service as the 37th Vice President of the United States...

. He was with President Franklin D. Roosevelt when he died at Warm Springs, Georgia

Warm Springs, Georgia

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, in 1945, and accompanied his body to the funeral at Hyde Park, New York

Hyde Park, New York

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. He was not with President Kennedy's Secret Service

United States Secret Service

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 detail in Dallas when Kennedy was assassinated (That said, Mr. Boring played a pivotal role in the security planning of JFK's fatal trip to Dallas, as he was in charge of the advance arrangements, according to the research of Secret Service

United States Secret Service

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 expert Vince Palamara). As well as the assassination, Mr. Boring also dealt with a frightening moment on the Potomac River

Potomac River

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one day when Truman struggled while swimming off his yacht. He retired in 1967 and entered private security work.

Personal life and death

His wife, Ruth, died in 2005. He had two daughters with her, Judith Orzell and Kate Elliott. On February 1, 2008 he died, the cause of death is still unofficial. He is survived by both his daughters and his grand-daughter, Kay.