Secret Service Codenames

Secret Service Codenames
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Secret Service Codenames

I like that Ted Kennedy is ‘Sunburn’!
Secret Service codenames are a throwback to the period before electronic transmissions were encrypted. Although they serve no practical security function today, the US Army Signal Corps still assigns codenames (mostly out of tradition).

John Anderson
Miracle, Starburst, Stardust

Keke Anderson
Scarlet

Howard Baker
Snapshot

James Baker
Fencing Master, Foxtail

Neil Baldrigger
Forward Look

Chassiah Begin Milo
Crystal

Menachem Begin
Cedar

Terrell Bell
Foxcraft

Joseph Biden
Celtic

Jill Jacobs Biden
Capri

John R. Block
Fan Jet

Zbigniew Brzezinski
Hawkeye

Barbara Bush
Snowbank, Tranquility

Doro Bush
Tiller

George H.W. Bush
Sheepskin, Snowstorm, Timberwolf

George W. Bush
Tumbler

Jeb Bush
Tripper

Jenna Bush
Twinkle

Laura Bush
Tempo

Marvin Bush
Tuner

Neil Bush
Trapline

Amy Carter
Dynamo

Chip Carter
Diamond

Jack Carter
Derby

Jeff Carter
Deckhand

Jimmy Carter
Dasher, Deacon, Lock Master

Rosalynn Carter
Dancer, Steel Magnolia, Lotus Petal

Sarah Carter
Duchess

James Earl Carter IV
Digger

Jason Carter
Dusty

J.A. Chaney
Cannonball

Prince Charles
Daily, Principal, Unicorn

Dick Cheney
Backseat, Angler

Bill Clinton
Eagle

Chelsea Clinton
Energy

Hillary Clinton
Evergreen

Phil Crane
Swordfish

James Edward
Firetruck

John Ehrlichman
Wisdom

Mamie Eisenhower
Springtime

Queen Elizabeth II
Kittyhawk, Redfern

Betty Ford
Pinafore

Gerald Ford
Passkey

Susan Ford
Peso

Al Gore
Sawhorse, Sundance

Alexander Haig
Claw Hammer

H. R. Haldeman
Welcome

Gary Hart
Redwood

Jesse Jackson
Pontiac, Thunder

Pope John Paul II
Halo

Lady Bird Johnson
Victoria

Lyndon B. Johnson
Volunteer

Ethel Kennedy
Sundance

Jackie Kennedy
Lace

John F. Kennedy
Lancer

Rose Kennedy
Coppertone

Ted Kennedy
Sunburn

John Kerry
Minuteman

Henry Kissinger
Woodcutter

Cindy Hensley McCain
Parasol

John McCain
Phoenix

Eugene McCarthy
Instructor

Scott McClellan
Matrix

Eleanor Mondale
Calico

Joan Mondale
Cameo

Theodore Mondale
Centurion

Walter Mondale
Cavalier, Dragon

William Mondale
Chessman

Ron Nessen
Clam Chowder </ td>

Richard M. Nixon
Searchlight

Pat Nixon
Starlight

Barack Obama
Renegade

Michelle Obama
Renaissance

Sarah Palin
Denali

Todd Palin
Driller

Jan Pierce
Forefinger

Dan Quayle
Scorecard, Supervisor

Marilyn Quayle
Sunshine

Doria Reagan
Radiant

Maureen Reagan
Rhyme, Rosebud

Michael Reagan
Riddler

Nancy Reagan
Rainbow

Patti Davis
Ribbon

Ronald Reagan
Rawhide

Ron Reagan
Reliant

Bebe Rebozo
Christopher

Nelson Rockefeller
Sandstorm

Frank Sinatra
Napoleon

William French Smith
Flivver

Strom Thurmond
Footprint

Rose Mary Woods
Strawberry

Ron Ziegler
Whale Boat

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