Given the confidential nature of the Secret Service’s operations, it’s quite expected that they would use codenames for different individuals or locations. However, there’s no need to fret – none of the codenames mentioned here are confidential. Often, the Secret Service uses these codenames to simplify communication. Here are 25 ingenious codenames used by the Secret Service for well-known locations!
Base
Temporary residence of the President
Cowpuncher
Air Force One
Buckeye
Camp David
Andy
Joint Base Andrews
Volcano
Lyndon Baines Johnson’s ranch
Cork
FBI Headquarters (J. Edgar Hoover Building)
Carpet
White House garage
Calico
Pentagon
Charcoal
Temporary residence of the President
Curbside
Washington Dulles International Airport
Central
Eisenhower Executive Office Building
Cement Mixer
White House Situation Room
Punch Bowl
The Capitol
Crown
The Executive Mansion
Castle
The White House
Halfback
Follow-up car
Stagecoach
US Presidential State Car
Angel
Air Force One
Roadhouse
The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City
Pacemaker
The Vice President’s staff
Cobweb
Vice President’s Office
Cactus
Camp David
Birds-eye
Department of State Headquarters (Harry S Truman Building)
Bamboo
Presidential Motorcade
Acrobat
Joint Base Andrews
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Source – Williams, Stephen P. (2004). How to be President. San Francisco: Chronicle Books. ISBN 0-8118-4316-5.