When you serve in public office, one of the many benefits that come with the job includes having a secret service detail looking after your safety wherever you go. There have been many presidents of the United States over the years, and each of them had their own unique code name that was used by the detail in charge of them. Thanks to the power of the internet, historians and a couple of whistleblowers, we now know the secret service code names of various famous politicians who have held public office in the past. Some of these include the most influential people in the world. As you’ll soon discover, some code names were well thought out, while others are vaguer, leaving a lot to the imagination.
Here Are The Secret Service Code Names For Key Presidents Officials
Richard Nixon (“Searchlight”)
Richard Nixon was a very influential president, and as is usually the case when the White House communications agency selects code names for their charges, he also got given a name that suits his curious and daring leadership style. Although nobody can be 100% certain that he didn’t choose a somewhat ironic code name of “searchlight” for himself, historians suggest that in his inner circles it was meant to be a tongue-in-cheek reference to the Watergate scandal too.
Richard Nixon
