Thursday, October 4, 2012

Secret Service Code Names

From Time Magazine.

Ronald Reagan was "Rawhide"
Richard Nixon was "Searchlight"
Republican vice-presidential nominee Paul Ryan is "Bowhunter"

Code names are assigned to Presidents, First Families, dignitaries and even celebrities who visit the White House.  The reason for the secret names is to protect them with discretion, unless the names are leaked to the press, which evidently they are.

Here are some others:

Pope John Paul II--  "Halo"
Bill Clinton "Eagle"  Well, I could have thought of another one.
Antonio Banderas "Zorro"
Barack Obama "Renegade"
John McCain  "Phoenix"
Jacqueline Kennedy  "Lace"
Mitt Romney  "Javelin"
Chelsea Clinton "Energy"
Nancy Reagan "Rainbow"
24's President Palmer "Citadel"
Ted Kennedy "Sunburn"

Let's See, Your Delta Name Will Be...  --Cooter

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