in an instant mediacom was ready. internet traffic soared and we never slowed down. schools and businesses when virtual and repowered in your reality because at mediacom we are built to keep you ahead. >> mediacom along with these television companies support c-span2 as a public service. >> the secret service was founded in the aftermath of the assassination of abraham lincoln. lincoln. it wasn't till the death of john f. kennedy that the presidential protection service began to get closer attention from the american people. caroline it began reporting on the secret service for the "washington post" in 2012. in the prologue of her new book zero fail, she writes that she started her coverage on aggregate, the scandal which agents brought prostitutes to their the hotel rooms on making arrangements for president obama to visit carnahan of columbia. we talked with her about her in-depth look in her new book subtitled the rise and fall of the secret service. >> carol leonning on this episode of booknotes+. listen@c-span.or