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Wednesday, November 12, 2008

Codename: FunnyFace

Thanks to Dana for the tip on Secret Service codenames on wiki.

Somebody at the Secret Service Code Naming Office has a sense of humor. So, we know the Obamas' codenames, but here are some other winners through the years. Notice how the names for Sasha and Malia are the same as for two of the Reagan kids...

  • Richard Nixon - Searchlight
  • Ronald Reagan - Rawhide
  • Nancy Reagan - Rainbow
  • Maureen Reagan - Rhyme, Rosebud
  • Michael Reagan - Riddler
  • Patti Davis - Ribbon
  • Ron Reagan - Reliant
  • Doria Reagan - Radiant
  • George H. W. Bush - Snowstorm
  • Bill Clinton - Eagle
  • Hillary Clinton - Evergreen
  • Chelsea Clinton - Energy
  • George W. Bush - Tumbler (I love the double entendres)
  • Laura Bush - Tempo
  • Dan Quayle - Scorecard or Supervisor
  • Marilyn Quayle - Sunshine
  • Al Gore - Sawhorse or Sundance
  • Karenna Gore - Smurfette
  • Dick Cheney - Angler
  • Ted Kennedy - Sunburn
  • Jesse Jackson - Pontiac or Thunder
  • Hillary Rodham Clinton - Evergreen
  • John McCain - Phoenix
  • Cindy McCain - Parasol
  • Sarah Palin - Denali
  • Todd Palin - Driller (How'd they get this one approved?)
  • Henry Kissinger - Woodcutter
  • Zbigniew Brzeziński - Hawkeye
  • John Ehrlichman - Wisdom
  • H. R. Haldeman - Welcome
  • Ron Nessen - Clam Chowder
  • Scott McClellan - Matrix (generic name for White House Press Secretary)
  • Strom Thurmond - Footprint
  • Frank Sinatra - Napoleon
  • Pope John Paul II - Halo



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