U.S. Secret Service: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	United States Secret Service
Date	1865 - present
Areas Of Involvement	counterfeiting • Secret Service Code Names of 11 U.S. Presidents
Related People	Julia Pierson

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U.S. Secret Service agent performing protection duties

Secret Service agents escorting U.S. Pres. Theodore Roosevelt

Swearing-in ceremony of Julia Pierson

The Secret Service code names for U.S. presidents

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Central Intelligence Agency National Aeronautics and Space Administration KGB Federal Bureau of Investigation National Security Agency MI6 Mossad U.S. Department of Defense Environmental Protection Agency Indian Space Research Organisation