The Secret Service Codenames of the Last 12 Presidents
Nowadays, the Secret Service doesn’t have as cool of a job as they used to. They used to have to use codenames for all the people they were protecting in the entire first family. Possibly even the pets. Speaking as Reverend Danger, I can state unequivocally how totally *&$%ing rad it is to have a code name. Perhaps that’s why (even though their telecommunications are encrypted, and they have no reason to) the Secret Service still uses code names. Hit the jump to see all of them back to before Kennedy.
President-elect Barack Obama: Renegade
Michelle Obama: Renaissance
Malia Obama: Radiance
Sasha Obama: Rosebud
Vice President-elect Joe Biden: Celtic
Jill Biden: Capri
President George W. Bush: Tumbler
First Lady Laura Bush: Tempo
Bill Clinton: Eagle
Hillary Clinton: Evergreen
Chelsea Clinton: Energy
George Bush: Timberwolf
Barbara Bush: Tranquility
Jimmy Carter: Deacon
Rosalynn Carter: Dancer
Amy Carter: Dynamo
Ronald Reagan: Rawhide
Nancy Reagan: Rainbow
Gerald Ford: Passkey
Betty Ford: Pinafore
Richard Nixon: Searchlight
Pat Nixon: Starlight
Lyndon Johnson: Volunteer
Lady Bird Johnson: Victoria
Lynda Bird Johnson: Velvet
Luci Baines Johnson: Venus
John F. Kennedy: Lancer
Jacqueline Kennedy: Lace
Caroline Kennedy: Lyric
John F. Kennedy Jr.: Lark
Dwight Eisenhower: Providence
Harry Truman: General
Ted Kennedy (during 1970 campaign): Sunburn
Kitty Dukakis: Panda
Scott McClellan: Matrix
Jed Bartlett: Eagle and Liberty
C.J. Cregg: Flamingo
Zoey Bartlett: Bookbag
