page_title: Secret Service code name
section_title: Vice presidents of the United States and their families
hierarchical_section_title: Secret Service code name / Vice presidents of the United States and their families
caption_attribution_description: English: ClintonSenate swearing in
context_page_description: The United States Secret Service uses code names for U.S. presidents, first ladies, and other prominent persons and locations. The use of such names was originally for security purposes and dates to a time when sensitive electronic communications were not routinely encrypted; today, the names simply serve for purposes of brevity, clarity, and tradition. The Secret Service does not choose these names, however. The White House Communications Agency maintains a list that candidates choose from, often choosing ones that resonate with them personally.
  According to established protocol, good codewords are unambiguous words that can be easily pronounced and readily understood by those who transmit and receive voice messages by radio or telephone regardless of their native language. Traditionally, all family members' code names start with the same letter.
  The codenames change over time for security purposes, but are often publicly known. For security, codenames are generally picked from a list of such 'good' words, but avoiding the use of common words which could likely be intended to mean their normal definitions.
context_section_description: Spiro Agnew – Pathfinder
  Judy Agnew – Photograph
  Nelson Rockefeller – Sandstorm
  Happy Rockefeller – Shooting Star or Stardust
  Walter Mondale – Cavalier or Dragon
  Joan Mondale – Cameo
  Ted Mondale – Centurion
  Eleanor Mondale – Calico
  William Mondale – Chessman
  Dan Quayle – Scorecard or Supervisor
  Marilyn Quayle – Sunshine
  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
  Joe Biden – Celtic
  Jill Biden – Capri
  Mike Pence – Hoosier
  Karen Pence – Hummingbird
caption: From left to right: President Bill Clinton, codename "Eagle"; Chelsea Clinton, codename "Energy"; Senator Hillary Clinton, codename "Evergreen"; Vice President Al Gore, codename "Sundance".
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