dreapta|miniatura|Președintele John F. Kennedy, nume de cod „Lancer” cu Prima Doamnă Jacqueline Kennedy, nume de cod „Lace” Serviciul Secret al Statelor Unite folosește nume de cod pentru președinții SUA, primele doamne și alte persoane și locații importante. Utilizarea unor astfel de nume a fost inițial în scopuri de securitate și datează unei perioade în care comunicațiile electronice sensibile nu erau criptate în mod regulat; astăzi, numele servesc pur și simplu în scopuri de concizie, claritate și tradiție. Serviciul Secret nu alege însă aceste nume. Agenția de Comunicații de la Casa Albă menține o listă din care aleg candidații, alegând adesea pe cele care rezonează cu ei personal.
Conform unui protocol stabilit, numele de cod bune sunt cuvinte lipsite de ambiguitate care pot fi ușor pronunțate și ușor înțelese de cei care transmit și primesc mesaje vocale prin radio sau telefon, indiferent de limba maternă. În mod tradițional, numele de cod ale tuturor membrilor familiei încep cu aceeași literă.
Numele de cod se schimbă în timp din motive de securitate, dar sunt adesea cunoscute publicului. Din motive de securitate, numele de cod sunt, în general, alese dintr-o listă de cuvinte "bune", evitându-se însă utilizarea unor cuvinte comune care ar putea fi interpretate în sensul definițiilor lor normale.
Președinții și familiile lor Woodrow Wilson Edith Wilson – Grandma Franklin D. Roosevelt Eleanor Roosevelt – Rover Harry S. Truman – General or Supervise Bess Truman – Sunnyside Dwight Eisenhower – Scorecard or Providence Mamie Eisenhower – Springtime David Eisenhower – Sahara John F. Kennedy – Lancer Jacqueline Kennedy – Lace Caroline Kennedy – Lyric John F. Kennedy, Jr. – Lark Rose Kennedy – Coppertone Ethel Kennedy – Sundance Lyndon Johnson – Volunteer Lady Bird Johnson – Victoria Lynda Bird Johnson – Velvet Luci Baines Johnson – Venus Richard Nixon – Searchlight Pat Nixon – Starlight Patricia Nixon Cox – Sugarfoot Edward F. Cox – Seminole Julie Nixon Eisenhower – Sunbonnet Gerald Ford – Passkey or Pass Key Betty Ford – Pinafore Susan Ford – Panda Michael Ford – Professor Jack Ford – Packman Jimmy Carter – Dasher, care a fost schimbat Citing cu Deacon sau Lock Master Rosalynn Carter – Lotus Petal sau Dancer Amy Carter – Dynamo Chip Carter – Diamond Jack Carter – Derby Jeff Carter – Deckhand Ronald Reagan – Rawhide Nancy Reagan – Rainbow Maureen Reagan – Rhyme, Rosebud Michael Reagan – Riddler Patti Davis – Ribbon Ron Reagan – Reliant Doria Reagan – Radiant George H. W. Bush – Timberwolf Barbara Bush – Snowbank or Tranquility Marvin Bush – Tuner Neil Bush – Trapline Jeb Bush – Tripper Dorothy Bush – Tiller Bill Clinton – Eagle Hillary Clinton – Evergreen Chelsea Clinton – Energy Roger Clinton Jr. - no code name, press claimed was HeadacheWatson, Robert. "Life in the White House: A Social History of the First Family and The President's House". State University of New York Press, 2004, p. 125. George W. Bush – Tumbler, later Trailblazer Laura Bush – Tempo Barbara Bush – Turquoise Jenna Bush – Twinkle Barack Obama – Renegade Michelle Obama – Renaissance Malia Obama – Radiance Sasha Obama – Rosebud Marian Shields Robinson – Raindance Donald Trump – Mogul Melania Trump – Muse Donald Trump Jr. – Mountaineer Ivanka Trump – Marvel Eric Trump – Marksman Jared Kushner – Mechanic Joe Biden – Celtic Jill Biden – Capri Hunter Biden – Captain
Spiro Agnew – Pathfinder Judy Agnew – Photograph Nelson Rockefeller – Sandstorm Happy Rockefeller – Shooting Star sau Stardust Walter Mondale – Cavalier Joan Mondale – Cameo Ted Mondale – Centurion Eleanor Mondale – Calico William Mondale – Chessman Dan Quayle – Scorecard sau Supervizor Marilyn Quayle – Sunshine
dreapta|miniatura|De la stânga la dreapta: președintele Bill Clinton, nume de cod „Eagle”; Chelsea Clinton, nume de cod „Energy”; senatoarea Hillary Clinton, nume de cod „Evergreen”; vicepreședintele Al Gore, nume de cod „Sundance”.
Al Gore – Sundance or Sawhorse Tipper Gore – Skylark Karenna Gore – Smurfette Kristin Gore – Silhouette Sarah Gore – Screwdriver Albert Gore III – Shortstop Dick Cheney – Angler Lynne Cheney – Author Elizabeth Cheney – Apollo Mary Cheney – Alpine Mike Pence – Hoosier Karen Pence – Hummingbird Kamala Harris – Pioneer
Candidații politici și soții lor Numele de cod ale Serviciului Secret al SUA sunt adesea date candidaților politici de profil înalt (cum ar fi candidații la președinție și vicepreședinție), precum și familiile și soții acestora cărora li se acordă protecția Serviciului Secret al SUA. Aceste nume de cod diferă adesea de cele deținute anterioar.
1968 Eugene McCarthy – Instructor
1972 George McGovern – Redwood
1976 Jimmy Carter – Dasher or Deacon Bob Dole – Ramrod Elizabeth Dole – Rainbow Morris Udall – Dashboard
1980 John B. Anderson – Miracle, Starburst or Stardust Keke Anderson – Scarlet George H. W. Bush – Sheepskin (During 1980 Campaign) Phil Crane – Swordfish Ted Kennedy – Sunburn
1984 Geraldine Ferraro – Duster John Zaccaro – N/A (Declined Secret Service Protection) John Glenn – Iron Jesse Jackson – Thunder Walter Mondale – Dragon
1988 Lloyd Bentsen – ParthenonThe Fix-Here are the 2016 candidates’ Secret Service code names — and your own Michael Dukakis – Peso Kitty Dukakis – Panda Jesse Jackson – Pontiac Gary Hart – Redwood Paul Simon – Scarlett
1996 Bob Dole – Patriot Elizabeth Dole – Pioneer Jack Kemp – Champion Joanne Kemp – Cornerstone
2000 Joe Lieberman – Laser Hadassah Lieberman – Liberty
2004 John Kerry – Minuteman Teresa Heinz Kerry – Mahogany John Edwards – Speedway
2008 John McCain – Phoenix Cindy McCain – Parasol Meghan McCain – Peter Sellers (Peter) John Sidney McCain IV – Popeye Bridget McCain – Pebbles Sarah Palin – Denali Todd Palin – Driller
2012 Mitt Romney – Javelin Ann Romney – Jockey Rick Santorum – Petrus Newt Gingrich – T-RexMartin Bashir Aired on April 27, 2012 Paul Ryan – Bowhunter Janna Ryan – Buttercup
2016 Ben Carson – Eli Tim Kaine – Daredevil Anne Holton – Dogwood Bernie Sanders – Intrepid
2020 Bernie Sanders – Intrepid Donald Trump – Mogul Kamala Harris – Pioneer
Oficiali guvernamentali Kennedy Administration Cabinet Secretary of State Dean Rusk – Freedom Staff Rear Adm. George Burkley (Physician to the president) – Market Senior military aide General Chester Clifton – Watchman Associate Press Secretary Andrew Hatcher – Winner Assistant Press Secretary Malcolm Kilduff – Warrior Personal secretary Evelyn Lincoln – Willow Air Force aide Godfrey McHugh – Wing Special assistant and appointments secretary Kenneth O'Donnell – Wand Naval aide Captain Tazewell Shepard – Witness White House secretary Priscilla Wear – Fiddle White House secretary Jill Cowen – Faddle Lyndon Johnson Administration Staff Walter Jenkins – Vigilant Pierre Salinger – Wayside Nixon Administration Cabinet Secretary of State and National Security Advisor Henry Kissinger – Woodcutter His wife, Nancy Kissinger – Woodlark Staff White House photographer Ollie Atkins – Hawkeye Gulf Coast Regional Chairman James Baker – Fencing Master or Foxtail Deputy Assistant to the President Dwight Chapin – Watchdog Domestic Affairs Advisor Kenneth Reese Cole Jr. – Spectator John Ehrlichman – Wisdom White House aide Tim Elbourne – Snapshot Secretary of State Alexander Haig – Claw Hammer White House Chief of Staff H. R. Haldeman – Welcome Assistant to Haldeman Lawrence Higby – Semaphore Air Force aide James D. Hughes – Red Barron Communications Director Herbert G. Klein – Witness Dr. William Lukash (Physician to the president) – Sawhorse Senior assistant Clark MacGregor – Whipcrack Assistant for Legislative Affairs William Timmons – Windowpane Dr. Walter Tkach (Physician to the president) – Signature Director of the White House Office of Presidential Advance, later Director of the National Park Service, Ronald H. Walker – Roadrunner Personal secretary Rose Mary Woods – Strawberry Press Secretary and Assistant to the President Ron Ziegler – Whale Boat Presidential spokesman Ken W. Clawson – Thunderstorm Ford Administration Staff Press Secretary Ron Nessen – Clam Chowder Deputy Chief of Staff, later Chief of Staff, Dick Cheney – Backseat Carter Administration Cabinet Secretary of State Cyrus Vance – Fade Away Secretary of Defense Harold Brown – Finley Staff National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzeziński – Hawkeye Director of the Office of Management and Budget Bert Lance – Dumbo Reagan Administration Attorney General William French Smith – Flivver Secretary of Education Terrel Bell – Foxcraft George W. Bush Administration Scott McClellan – Matrix (generic name for White House press secretary) Chief of Staff Andy Card – Potomac, later Patriot Chief of Staff Josh Bolten – Fatboy Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao – Firebird Obama Administration Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel – Black Hawk Tim Geithner – Fencing Master (generic codename for Secretary of the Treasury) Trump Administration Senior Counselor to the President Kellyanne Conway – Blueberry
Alți indivizi dreapta|miniatura|Regina Elisabeta a II-a, nume de cod „Kittyhawk”.
Israel Prime Minister Menachem Begin – Cedar Hasia Begin Milo – Crystal Commonwealth realms Queen Elizabeth II – Kittyhawk, Redfern King Charles III – Principal or Unicorn United States Senator Howard Baker (R-Tennessee) – Snapshot Actor Antonio Banderas – Zorro Congressman and Speaker of the House Thomas P. "Tip" O'Neill – Flag Day Florida banker and businessman, confidant of President Nixon, Bebe Rebozo – Christopher Social secretary to First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt, and mistress to President Franklin D. Roosevelt, Lucy Mercer Rutherfurd – Mrs. Johnson Singer and actor Frank Sinatra – Napoleon Senator Strom Thurmond (R-South Carolina) – Footprint Vatican Pope John Paul II – Halo
Locații, obiecte și locuri Numele de cod ale Serviciului Secret al SUA nu sunt date numai oamenilor; acestea sunt adesea date unor locuri, locații și chiar obiecte, cum ar fi aeronave precum Air Force One și vehicule precum Presidential State Car .
Joint Base Andrews, in Prince George's County, Maryland – Acrobat or Andy The Presidential Motorcade – Bamboo The Harry S Truman Building (Sediul Departamentului de Stat) – Birds-eye Camp David, retragere prezidențială în Catoctin Mountain Park, în Frederick County, Maryland – Cactus or Buckeye The Vice President's office – Cobweb The Vice President's staff – Pacemaker The Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, New York City – Roadhouse Air Force One – Angel or Cowpuncher Mașina prezidențială – Stagecoach Follow-up car – Halfback Casa Albă – Castle (Coroana referindu-se la Executive Mansion, reprezentanța centrală și spațiile de birouri ale Casei Albe) The Capitol – Punch bowl Sala de ședințe a Casei Albe – Cement Mixer Eisenhower Executive Office Building (parte a complexului Casei Albe) – Central Aeroportul Național Reagan – Curbside Reședința temporară a președintelui – Charcoal or Base Pentagonul – Calico Garajul Casei Albe – Carpet J. Edgar Hoover Building (FBI Headquarters) – Cork Lyndon Baines Johnson's ranch – Volcano
În ficțiune În cultura populară, practica de atribuire a numelor de cod este adesea folosită pentru a oferi verosimilitudine în lucrări fictive despre ramura executivă sau figuri guvernamentale de rang înalt.
1600 Penn First Son Standrich "Skip" Gilchrist Jr. – Meatball Air Force One President James Marshall – Boy Scout The American President President Andrew Shepherd – Liberty Chasing Liberty First Daughter Anna Foster – Liberty Designated Survivor President Tom Kirkman – Phoenix (formerly Glasses during his time as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development) First Daughter (2004 film) First Daughter Samantha Mackenzie – Lucky Charm First Kid