Book Chronicles Man’s Rise from Southwest Virginia to the Secret Service

Jan. 21, 2012 – Joe Dye’s book, From Appalachia to the White House, tells of his journey from patrolling in the police department to his years in the secret service. Dye served during the terms of Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, Gerald Ford, Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan.

Of all the dignitaries he met in his journeys, Pope John Paul II was the most memorable, says Dye. “I was delighted to have the opportunity to shake his hand.

His years in the secret service weren’t the most frightening years in his life, says Dye. His scariest adventures involve learning to fly a plane.

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About the Book:  Life on the farm in the mid-twentieth century was not one of leisure. It was hard work. And for one young boy, it was preparation for an adult career in law enforcement and government service. From Appalachia to the White House tells the story of Joe Dye. Born in rural southwestern Virginia, this is a story of the joys and struggles of daily farm life in the mid-twentieth century: cutting hay, making sorghum molasses, killing hogs, and growing tobacco.