Agents can drive first family teens on dates, for example, or follow. Drivers of presidential children must show agents their licenses. Our job is to make sure there is a safe and secure environment. In 1998, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld a lower court ruling that Secret Service agents must testify in the grand jury probe of former President Bill Clinton's affair with Monica Lewinsky, but the rulings did not address the agency's duty to intervene. Where alcohol is concerned, it's understood that drinking a beer from a paper cup is prudent, as it draws less attention.
Closed parties are safer than clubs, restaurants and bars.
Because it's hard not to notice agents with gun bulges and ear pieces for walkie-talkies, agents tend to hang back to avoid invasion of privacy. Keeping it among family Asked about the latest incident, White House spokesman Ari Fleischer said Thursday that President George W. Bush would not discuss family matters. And he warned reporters they risked a public backlash as he fended off questions regarding the president's daughters. I think the American people agree with the president that it is his purview, even as president of the United States, to have private moments with his family. He drew a line between Bush's parental role in responding to the incident and his job as president, during which Bush frequently speaks on the importance of family.