Secret Service and the Presidents - White House Historical …
Oct 20, 2015 · The White House Police Force was created in 1922, placed under the supervision of the Secret Service in 1930, and later renamed the Executive Protective Service in 1970. It was renamed the Secret Service Uniformed Division in 1977. President Barack Obama addresses officers before a group photo at the South Portico of the White House, 2011.
What is the history behind the United States Secret Service, and …
The U.S. Secret Service was originally established by the Department of the Treasury in 1865 to prevent counterfeiting. They later assumed full-time responsibility for protecting the president during the Theodore Roosevelt administration, prompted by the assassination of his predecessor, William McKinley. Since the Roosevelt administration, the ...
Guarding the White House
Worried about the march of Coxey's Army of the unemployed, and the violence accompanying the Pullman railroad strike, Thurber worked with the Metropolitan Police superintendent to increase the D.C. Metropolitan Police's White House detail to 34, and secured approval from Treasury Secretary John G. Carlisle for the Secret Service to begin ...
Zero Fail - A History of the Secret Service
Zero Fail - A History of the Secret Service. Pulitzer Prize-winning Washington Post reporter Carol Leonnig discusses her recent book, Zero Fail, which details the history of the Secret Service and the evolving security challenges faced by agents everyday as they protect the President, the First Family, and those who seek the office. On January ...
The American Protective League and White House Security During …
Secret Service members were tasked with protecting the president, the first family, the White House, and occasionally staffing undermanned bureaus in Washington. 10 The creation of the APL meant the Secret Service no longer needed to fight the “home front war” on its own. 11 In addition, the APL was often referred to by newspapers, such as ...
The Press Was Not Impressed - White House Historical Association
More than half a century later President Richard M. Nixon faced the same objections when he had uniforms designed for White House security. Teased in the press for adopting the costumes of a “banana republic,” the president finally gave up and recalled the uniforms, which were presented for use to the marching band of a local high school.
Secret Service and the Presidents: U.S. Secret Service Uniformed ...
The White House police force was placed under United States Secret Service Uniformed Division in 1930. President Barack Obama addresses United States Secret Service Uniformed Division officers before a group photo at the South Portico of the White House on April 4, 2011.
The "Sunshine Special" - White House Historical Association
Oct 14, 2017 · A book written by Secret Service Agent Michael F. Reilly alleged a car with a “dubious reputation” was used to transport Roosevelt from the White House to the United States Capitol for the announcement of the declaration of war on December 8. 10 According to Reilly, the president used a car the Treasury Department had seized from legendary ...
The Tale of Two White Houses: Espionage during the Civil War
Dec 10, 2021 · Baker, History of the United States Secret Service, 72; General Scott recommended Baker’s name to Mr. Cameron for permanent service as a secret agent of the War Department; Hastedt, Spies, Wiretaps, and Secret Operations, 64-65. After the Civil War ended, Baker clashed frequently with new White House Executive, President Andrew Johnson.
Freemasonry and the White House
Dec 1, 2022 · 7. The White House cornerstone ceremony occurred on October 13, 1792. Participants assembled at Suter’s Tavern in Georgetown and formed a long procession composed of the town’s mayor, town council, the District’s commissioners, Freemasons, and guests.