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First Family Secret Service Code Names Revealed for the Trumps, Bidens, Obamas and More
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Date:2025-04-12 09:33:40
All eyes are always on the First Family.
So, needless to say, safety is of the utmost importance. Which is where the Secret Service come in, of course. While Americans are casting their ballots in the 2024 presidential election between former President Donald Trump and Vice President Kamala Harris, the agency is preparing code names for the elected officials.
For nearly 80 years, U.S. presidents and their families have been given nicknames by the agency, which embody their personalities. While the Secret Service first began using codes in 1945 for security reasons when electronic communication couldn’t be encrypted, it’s still used today for clarity.
“Over time, the protectees have almost taken on the persona of the call sign that they had selected,” former Secret Service special agent Jonathan Wackrow told CNN in 2020. “With former President Barack Obama, ‘Renegade’ is a great example: How he went against the establishment in some of the things that he had done, and like Barbara Bush, whose call sign was ‘Tranquility,’ embodied the tranquility and peacefulness in a time of war.”
The First Families stick to the same letter throughout their brood, too. For instance, President Joe Biden and First Lady Jill Biden go by Celtic and Capri, a tribute to his Irish heritage. While Trump chose Mogul, an homage to his business background. Former First Lady Melania Trump went with Muse and his son Donald Trump Jr. with Mountaineer.
Former president Ronald Reagan’s name, Rawhide, was chosen by a U.S. Army master sergeant, according to Rawhide Down: The Near Assassination of Ronald Reagan. “He thought Rawhide was suitable because the former actor had appeared in several westerns and was known to be a rancher,” author Del Quentin Wilber wrote. “Reagan adored the moniker.”
Now, keep reading to see more interesting—and surprising—Secret Service code names for First Families of the United States.
Joe Biden - Celtic
Jill Biden - Capri
Donald Trump – Mogul
Melania Trump – Muse
Donald Trump Jr. – Mountaineer
Ivanka Trump – Marvel
Eric Trump – Marksman
Jared Kushner - Mechanic
Barack Obama – Renegade
Michelle Obama – Renaissance
Malia Obama – Radiance
Sasha Obama – Rosebud
George W. Bush – Tumbler, later Trailblazer
Laura Bush – Tempo
Barbara Bush – Turquoise
Jenna Bush – Twinkle
Bill Clinton – Eagle
Hillary Clinton – Evergreen
Chelsea Clinton – Energy
George H. W. Bush – Timberwolf
Barbara Bush – Snowbank or Tranquility
Marvin Bush – Tuner
Neil Bush – Trapline
Jeb Bush – Tripper
Dorothy Bush – Tiller
Ronald Reagan – Rawhide
Nancy Reagan – Rainbow
Maureen Reagan – Rhyme, Rosebud
Michael Reagan – Riddler
Patti Davis – Ribbon
Ron Reagan – Reliant
Doria Reagan – Radiant
Jimmy Carter – Lock Master or Deacon
Rosalynn Carter – Lotus Petal or Dancer
Amy Carter – Dynamo
Chip Carter – Diamond
Jack Carter – Derby
Jeff Carter – Deckhand
Gerald Ford – Passkey or Pass Key
Betty Ford – Pinafore
Susan Ford – Panda
Michael Ford – Professor
Jack Ford – Packman
Richard Nixon – Searchlight
Pat Nixon – Starlight
Patricia Nixon Cox – Sugarfoot
Edward F. Cox – Seminole
Julie Nixon Eisenhower – Sunbonnet
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
Rose Kennedy – Coppertone
Ethel Kennedy – Sundance
Dwight Eisenhower – Scorecard or Providence
Mamie Eisenhower – Springtime
David Eisenhower – Sahara
Harry S. Truman – General or Supervise
Bess Truman – Sunnyside
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Eleanor Roosevelt – Rover
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