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.jpgLaura Bush
Mogul
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/8567813820Donald Trump
Eagle
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Bill_Clinton_2007.jpgBill Clinton
Trailblazer
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Bush_Addresses_the_Nation_on_Immigration_Reform.jpgGeorge W. Bush
Renegade
Imag: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_at_Las_Vegas_Presidential_Forum.jpgBarack Obama
Javelin
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Mitt_Romney_at_2012_CPAC.jpgMitt Romney
T-Rex
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/5843838995Newt Gingrich
Denali
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/8571341834Sarah Palin
Phoenix
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/26251029554John McCain
Bowhunter
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/8566890023Paul Ryan
Intrepid
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/tabor-roeder/21581179719Bernie Sanders
Eli
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Ben_Carson_by_Gage_Skidmore_4.jpgBen Carson
Lancer
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/usembassynewdelhi/5386861192John F Kennedy
Searchlight
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Richard_Nixon_greeted_by_children_during_campaign_1972.pngRichard Nixon
Deacon
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Carter_and_Sadat_White_House2.jpgJimmy Carter
Rawhide
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:President_Reagan_speaking_in_Minneapolis_1982.jpgRonald 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.jpgMelania Trump
Evergreen
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/24338774540Hillary Clinton
Celtic
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Biden_Obama.jpgJoe Biden
Hoosier
Image: https://www.flickr.com/photos/gageskidmore/29241696123Mike 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).jpgMichelle Obama
Halo
Pope John Paul II
Principle
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Prince_Charles.jpgPrince Charles
Kittyhawk
Image: https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Barack_Obama_Michelle_Obama_Queen_Elizabeth_II_Buckingham_Palace_London.jpgQueen Elizabeth II
Napoleon
Frank Sinatra
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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
