Presidential Security

Culture & Society

In the 1994 film Forrest Gump , the titular character is depicted in several scenes with sitting U.S. presidents, including John F. Kennedy, Lyndon B. Johnson, Richard Nixon, an...

security-privacy

Former U.S. presidents may receive Secret Service protection after leaving office, but the number of agents and the duration of protection are determined by law and policy, not...

security

When a U.S. president leaves the White House, their relationship with the Secret Service does not simply end. The question of who protects former presidents, for how long, and u...

Celebrity Profiles

How many presidential assassination attempts have there been? The concise, verified answer is that there are four confirmed assassination attempts resulting in a president’s d...

history-government

Four U.S. presidents have been assassinated while serving in office: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963). This...

history-politics

On March 30, 1981, less than two months into his first term, President Ronald Reagan was shot outside the Washington Hilton Hotel. John W. Hinckley Jr. fired six shots from a .2...

Government and Policy

Four sitting U.S. presidents have been assassinated: Abraham Lincoln (1865), James A. Garfield (1881), William McKinley (1901), and John F. Kennedy (1963). A fifth, Andrew Jacks...

government_operations

After leaving office, U.S. presidents remain lawful citizens and are generally allowed to drive, but routine driving is uncommon due to security, logistics, and risk-management...