Wilson livingood biography

SECURITY FOR THE U.S. HOUSE

When Newt Gingrich, the new Speaker of the House of Representatives, looked to hire a new Sargeant at Arms for the House, he did something that hadn't happened in recent memory.

He made a nonpartisan pick.

'They didn't ask me any political questions,' says the resulting pick, Wilson 'Bill' Livingood, '61, a distinguished veteran of the U.S. Secret Service who boasts three decades of experience in field operations, inspection and protective services.

Livingood, the the last agent on active duty when President Kennedy was assassinated, most recently was executive assistant to the Secret Service director, his fellow Spartan Eljay Bowron, '73 (see Spring , p.

13). 'I met Newt after I was hired,' recalls Bill. 'He said, 'So you're the nonpartisan professional I was looking for.''

Bill is responsible for the security of the House and al