Can you name the political figures from their Secret Service codenames?

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Secret Service Codenames Quiz

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Published: October 19th, 2009
Category: History
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Tags: Political Quizzes, figure, secret, forename, codename, Secret Service, world history pack, person, service

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	naturefreak2101:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 17:21 GMT	2 points
	more initials need to be accepted - i tried lyndon b johnson and it didn't work ...

	HPZ:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 17:27 GMT	2 points
	Is there a source for this list?

	delToro87:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 17:44 GMT	8 points
	Seems to defy the point of a codename if its open information as to who the name is for! Guess it mustn't have too many adverse effects, or they'd keep it better under wraps!

	rockgolf:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 17:53 GMT	16 points
	Just wonderin'. How do you get a bonus answer, when you have to answer the questions in sequence?

	Jordan117:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 17:55 GMT	2 points
	Wasn't Bush also known as "Tumbler"?

	Fixial:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 18:03 GMT	3 points
	They're more used due to tradition rather than trying to hide the identity of protectees.

	thefooman:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 18:06 GMT	7 points
	@rockgolf - just type it in any of the spaces and it comes up. In this case, it appears to be from The West Wing

	pbysr:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 18:45 GMT	-3 points
	Make it clear that this list refers even to dead politicians.

	cuendillar:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 18:57 GMT	9 points
	I'm surprised "Pontiac" wasn't Ford. Maybe it was too obvious for a codename though.

	davidr:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 19:16 GMT	10 points
	@delToro and cuendillar: In this case, the point of the codenames is not secrecy but precision of communication. `Obama' is a little vague and could, in some circumstances, refer to Michelle or even one of the children. It's much easier for the Secret Service to talk about Timberwolf and Tumbler than George H. W. Bush and George W. Bush: the codenames are shorter and harder to mis-hear over the radio.

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	VeGates:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 19:47 GMT	0 points
	"Harry S. Truman" needs to be corrected as "Harry S Truman". His middle name is "S", it's not an initial.

	ted:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 20:28 GMT	8 points
	@VeGates: Although his middle name is S, the period is generally used. See http://www.trumanlibrary.org/speriod.htm

	IanW:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 20:58 GMT	0 points
	Should be either more bonus answers for West Wing codenames or preferably a quiz to themselves. I remember bookbag and big bird but not the one that actually comes up.

	pat19:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 21:31 GMT	13 points
	All of these nicknames are so badass. Renegade... Phoenix... Sandstorm... Sunburn... wait, Sunburn?

	BeatNavy:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 23:01 GMT	-3 points
	Rawhide >> Renegade

	SixFootFive:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 23:16 GMT	1 point
	I like this quiz, though I didn't know too many of them. There is a larger list on Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Secret_Service_codename

	Robert_Seth:	Oct 19th, 2009 at 23:57 GMT	1 point
	whats the bonus?

	Jeremy:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 01:10 GMT	2 points
	Awww, no Tumbler?

	McNeal:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 01:19 GMT	1 point
	I think Jack Ryan's Swordsman should be a bonus, too

	davidr:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 01:26 GMT	1 point
	@VeGates: The idea that there's no period in `Harry S. Truman' was a joke played by Truman on the media that's become an urban legend. The actual fact is that Truman signed his name with a period in it and he ought to have known. See the URL provided by ted for full details.

	lalalala:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 09:28 GMT	3 points
	Rawhide, what up

	Pat423:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 17:28 GMT	2 points
	The first time Sarah Palin has ever been the answer to ANYthing. =P

	MissInformed:	Oct 20th, 2009 at 22:21 GMT	-1 points
	Since when was Pope John Paul II a political figure? He never even occurred to me. (In practice, of course, he wields considerable political power, but in theory, not!) Same to a lesser - or in fact, greater - extent applies to Prince Charles, for although his mother may be head of state in the UK (although in practice that means very little), he himself wields no power at all, except to annoy architects!

	Masternachos:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 03:15 GMT	1 point
	Apparently, the 'S' doesn't stand for anything, so there shouldn't be a '.' BUT, there IS. Weird.

	nyo:	Oct 21st, 2009 at 15:42 GMT	5 points
	@MissInformed The Pope leads Vatican City, which is a sovereign state. Thus he is also the leader of a country.

	ColeStar:	Oct 22nd, 2009 at 21:12 GMT	-2 points
	I am pretty sure that Truman himself said there should be no period and was serious when he said it, however in practice a period was used in official documents.

	Davidos:	Jun 17th, 2011 at 17:00 GMT	-1 points
	obama's gonna need a new name now that his has been exposed. my suggestion is pacifier. lol