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  1. What is the history behind the United States Secret Service, and …

    What is the history behind the United States Secret Service, and why are they responsible for the protection of the president and the first family? During the nineteenth century, unofficial …

  2. Protecting the President: The History of the United States Secret …

    The Assassination of President William McKinley: A Catalyst for Change in Protecting the President by Christopher Kenney The Biggest Gunfight in Secret Service History: The Failed …

  3. Secret Service and the Presidents - White House Historical …

    Oct 20, 2015 · Historian William Seale has described presidential protection as a learning process, with presidents and their families and the Secret Service sometimes straining to …

  4. 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 …

  5. The Press Was Not Impressed - White House Historical Association

    The appearance of military uniforms on White House staff has seemed too threatening to please the public so except during wartime they are avoided in favor of less fanciful dress, usually …

  6. Guarding the White House - White House Historical Association

    The protections of the White House has evolved from the militia men that protected it in the early 1800s to the current Secret Service and police forces that guard it today.

  7. Secret Service and the Presidents: U.S. Secret Service Uniformed ...

    Apr 4, 2011 · Secret Service and the Presidents: U.S. Secret Service Uniformed Division The White House police force was placed under United States Secret Service Uniformed Division …

  8. The American Protective League and White House Security During …

    The increased security at the White House was part of a larger initiative across the country, where the Secret Service, Bureau of Investigation, and the American Protective League worked in …

  9. The Tale of Two White Houses: Espionage during the Civil War

    Dec 10, 2021 · The success of either side was aided by military intelligence, which was acquired through troop surveys, prisoner interrogations, personal conversations, and reports from …

  10. The Life and Presidency of Harry S. Truman

    Feb 19, 2018 · The Secret Service and engineers from the Office of Civilian Defense had presented a report to President Franklin D. Roosevelt soon after World War II began, declaring …