Although Secret Service code names were originally intended for security (they date from a time when communication wasn’t encrypted), today they are used more for the sake of clarity and tradition. And it isn’t just presidents or first ladies that get code names. Foreign dignitaries, government officials, and even rock stars are all in on the fun too. See what you think of these 25 best secret service code names for important people.
Tempo
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Laura_Welch_Bush.jpg Laura Bush
Mogul
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/8567813820 Donald Trump
Eagle
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Bill_Clinton_2007.jpg Bill Clinton
Trailblazer
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bush_Addresses_the_Nation_on_Immigration_Reform.jpg George W. Bush
Renegade
Imag: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_at_Las_Vegas_Presidential_Forum.jpg Barack Obama
Javelin
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mitt_Romney_at_2012_CPAC.jpg Mitt Romney
T-Rex
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/5843838995 Newt Gingrich
Denali
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/8571341834 Sarah Palin
Phoenix
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/26251029554 John McCain
Bowhunter
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/8566890023 Paul Ryan
Intrepid
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabor-roeder/21581179719 Bernie Sanders
Eli
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_Carson_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpg Ben Carson
Lancer
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usembassynewdelhi/5386861192 John F Kennedy
Searchlight
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Nixon_greeted_by_children_during_campaign_1972.png Richard Nixon
Deacon
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carter_and_Sadat_White_House2.jpg Jimmy Carter
Rawhide
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Reagan_speaking_in_Minneapolis_1982.jpg Ronald Reagan
Muse
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Melania_and_Donald_Trump_smile_at_each_other_during_the_58th_Presidential_Inauguration,_Jan._20,_2017.jpg Melania Trump
Evergreen
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/24338774540 Hillary Clinton
Celtic
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biden_Obama.jpg Joe Biden
Hoosier
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/29241696123 Mike Pence
Renaissance
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:First_Lady_Michelle_Obama_thanks_U.S._Department_of_Agriculture_(USDA)_employees_for_their_service_and_dedication_at_the_Jefferson_Auditorium,_USDA_on_Friday,_May_3,_2013_(Pic_3).jpg Michelle Obama
Halo
Pope John Paul II
Principle
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Charles.jpg Prince Charles
Kittyhawk
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_Michelle_Obama_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Buckingham_Palace_London.jpg Queen Elizabeth II
Napoleon
Frank Sinatra
Information Source: The Secret Service of Alan Kahn, By Steven Scher. Image Credits: 1-2. Public Domain, 3. Dan Marsh via commons.wikimedia.org CC BY-SA 2.0, 4. John Paul II via Georgewbush-Whitehouse.archives.gov, 5. Public Domain, 6. Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0, 7. Daniel Schwen via commons.wikimedia.org CC BY-SA 4.0, 8. Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0, 9-12. Public Domain, 13. U.S. Embassy New Delhi via Flickr CC BY-ND 2.0, 14. Gage Skidmore via commons.wikimedia.org CC BY-SA 3.0, 15. Phil Roeder via Flickr CC BY 2.0, 16. Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0, 17. Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0, 18. Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0, 19. Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0, 20. Mark Taylor via commons.wikimedia.org CC BY 2.0, 21. Center for American Progress Action Fund from Washington, DC via commons.wikimedia.org CC BY-SA 2.0, 22. Public Domain, 23. Roger H. Goun via commons.wikimedia.org CC BY 2.0, 24. Gage Skidmore via Flickr CC BY-SA 2.0, 25. Public Domain
