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Donald Trump: Mogul - Melania is called Muse, and Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, and Eric are Mountaineer, Marvel, and Marksman, respectively. Each family has code names with the same first letter.
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Mike Pence: Hoosier - His wife Karen is Hummingbird. Hoosier is pretty straightforward, since Pence is from Indiana.
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Barack Obama: Renegade - Defined by Merriam-Webster as "an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior," his code name seems to fit well. Michelle Obama is Renaissance, and Malia and Sasha are Radiance and Rosebud, respectively.
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Joe Biden: Celtic - It's fitting since the president has Irish roots, and his wife is called Capri.
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George W. Bush: Tumbler and Trailblazer - His wife Laura is called Tempo. Trailblazer is an interesting choice for Bush since he followed in his father's footsteps.
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Bill Clinton: Eagle - This former President got one of the best and most American code names, and Hillary Clinton is called Evergreen. At least her name will never get old!
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Al Gore: Sundance and Sawhorse - The former Vice President joked that he was so boring his code name was just Al Gore. His eldest daughter, Karenna, was given a choice for a two-syllable name starting with S, and she chose Smurfette. She was young!
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George H. W. Bush: Timberwolf - His wife, Barbra, was known as Snowbank or Tranquility.
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Dan Quayle: Scorecard - The former Vice President was also called Supervisor, and his wife Marilyn was called Sunshine. Aw.
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Ronald Reagan: Rawhide - An appropriate code name for someone who cultivated the Republican cowboy image. His wife Nancy was called Rainbow.
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Jimmy Carter: Lock Master and Deacon - The former President was a Sunday school teacher so his name is also quite fitting. His wife Rosalynn was given Lotus Petal and Dancer.
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Nelson Rockefeller: Sandstorm - The former vice president's wife, Happy Rockefeller, was given the names Shooting Star and Stardust. Sand and dust—they were made to match!
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Gerald Ford: Passkey - The 38th President of the United States is pictured here with Rockefeller, though his code name is a bit more tame. He probably did have a ton of passkeys, though.
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Richard Nixon: Searchlight - The former president's wife, Pat Nixon, was given a name to match: Starlight.
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Volunteer - Perhaps the presidency seems like a volunteer-type of initiative, but they are paid a weighty amount. His wife Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson was given the code name Victoria.
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John F. Kennedy: Lancer - His wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, was given the name Lace.
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Dwight Eisenhower: Scorecard and Providence - The 34th US President's wife, Mamie, was given the name Springtime.
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Harry S. Truman: General and Supervise - Bess Truman, First Lady of the 33rd President, had the name Sunnyside. Sources are unsure of whether that's how she liked her eggs in the morning.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Rover - Franklin D. Roosevelt didn’t get one, as the White House Communications Agency first formed under his leadership. Eleanor got her name after traveling the world and visiting soldiers during the course of the war.
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Bernie Sanders: Intrepid - Merriam-Webster defines intrepid as "characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance." That sounds about right.
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John McCain: Phoenix - The former senator from Arizona has a fitting code name, and his ever-stylish wife Cindy was also appropriately called Parasol.
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Sarah Palin: Denali - Denali is the name of the national park in Alaska, which is Palin's home state.
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Frank Sinatra: Napoleon - They were the same height, 5 ft 7 in!
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Pope John Paul II: Halo - Quite appropriate, though not very imaginative...
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Air Force One: Angel and Cowpuncher - Those two names sound very different from each other. The presidential motorcade is referred to as Bamboo, and the presidential state car is called Stagecoach.
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The White House: Castle
- America's version of a castle, at least. The Capitol is called Punch Bowl, the Situation Room inside the White House is called the Cement Mixer, and for some hilarious reason the vice president's office is called Cobweb.
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The Pentagon: Calico
- It's quite interesting that a highly armored building which houses the Department of Defense would be named after a soft cotton cloth. Or maybe they were referencing the cat?
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Donald Trump: Mogul - Melania is called Muse, and Donald Trump Jr., Ivanka, and Eric are Mountaineer, Marvel, and Marksman, respectively. Each family has code names with the same first letter.
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Mike Pence: Hoosier - His wife Karen is Hummingbird. Hoosier is pretty straightforward, since Pence is from Indiana.
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Barack Obama: Renegade - Defined by Merriam-Webster as "an individual who rejects lawful or conventional behavior," his code name seems to fit well. Michelle Obama is Renaissance, and Malia and Sasha are Radiance and Rosebud, respectively.
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Joe Biden: Celtic - It's fitting since the president has Irish roots, and his wife is called Capri.
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George W. Bush: Tumbler and Trailblazer - His wife Laura is called Tempo. Trailblazer is an interesting choice for Bush since he followed in his father's footsteps.
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Bill Clinton: Eagle - This former President got one of the best and most American code names, and Hillary Clinton is called Evergreen. At least her name will never get old!
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Al Gore: Sundance and Sawhorse - The former Vice President joked that he was so boring his code name was just Al Gore. His eldest daughter, Karenna, was given a choice for a two-syllable name starting with S, and she chose Smurfette. She was young!
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George H. W. Bush: Timberwolf - His wife, Barbra, was known as Snowbank or Tranquility.
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Dan Quayle: Scorecard - The former Vice President was also called Supervisor, and his wife Marilyn was called Sunshine. Aw.
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Ronald Reagan: Rawhide - An appropriate code name for someone who cultivated the Republican cowboy image. His wife Nancy was called Rainbow.
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Jimmy Carter: Lock Master and Deacon - The former President was a Sunday school teacher so his name is also quite fitting. His wife Rosalynn was given Lotus Petal and Dancer.
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Nelson Rockefeller: Sandstorm - The former vice president's wife, Happy Rockefeller, was given the names Shooting Star and Stardust. Sand and dust—they were made to match!
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Gerald Ford: Passkey - The 38th President of the United States is pictured here with Rockefeller, though his code name is a bit more tame. He probably did have a ton of passkeys, though.
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Richard Nixon: Searchlight - The former president's wife, Pat Nixon, was given a name to match: Starlight.
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Lyndon B. Johnson: Volunteer - Perhaps the presidency seems like a volunteer-type of initiative, but they are paid a weighty amount. His wife Claudia Alta “Lady Bird” Johnson was given the code name Victoria.
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John F. Kennedy: Lancer - His wife, Jacqueline Kennedy, was given the name Lace.
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Dwight Eisenhower: Scorecard and Providence - The 34th US President's wife, Mamie, was given the name Springtime.
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Harry S. Truman: General and Supervise - Bess Truman, First Lady of the 33rd President, had the name Sunnyside. Sources are unsure of whether that's how she liked her eggs in the morning.
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Eleanor Roosevelt: Rover - Franklin D. Roosevelt didn’t get one, as the White House Communications Agency first formed under his leadership. Eleanor got her name after traveling the world and visiting soldiers during the course of the war.
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Bernie Sanders: Intrepid - Merriam-Webster defines intrepid as "characterized by resolute fearlessness, fortitude, and endurance." That sounds about right.
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John McCain: Phoenix - The former senator from Arizona has a fitting code name, and his ever-stylish wife Cindy was also appropriately called Parasol.
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Sarah Palin: Denali - Denali is the name of the national park in Alaska, which is Palin's home state.
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Frank Sinatra: Napoleon - They were the same height, 5 ft 7 in!
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Pope John Paul II: Halo - Quite appropriate, though not very imaginative...
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Air Force One: Angel and Cowpuncher - Those two names sound very different from each other. The presidential motorcade is referred to as Bamboo, and the presidential state car is called Stagecoach.
© Getty Images
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The White House: Castle
- America's version of a castle, at least. The Capitol is called Punch Bowl, the Situation Room inside the White House is called the Cement Mixer, and for some hilarious reason the vice president's office is called Cobweb.
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The Pentagon: Calico
- It's quite interesting that a highly armored building which houses the Department of Defense would be named after a soft cotton cloth. Or maybe they were referencing the cat?
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Intriguing code names the Secret Service has given US Presidents and others
From Eagle and Rawhide, to Smurfette and Searchlight
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The United States Secret Service originally used code names for important figures and places for security reasons, choosing unambiguous words that can be pronounced and understood clearly over radio, but now the practice is more for tradition.
Check out this gallery to find out what not-so-secret code names are given to the country’s prominent political figures.
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