US Secret Service - Obama Presidency Oral History Back US Secret Service Index / Organizations Transcripts Melissa Winter ...all—for the first year, we didn't have Secret Service so everywhere we went we were bein... ...situation. But we had members of the Secret Service . We had the head chef of the Whit... ...to. So frightening, right? We got Secret Service earlier than most. I will say that... ...she did. They would never tell us. The Secret Service would never divulge something like tha... ...like that directly to us, but we got Secret Service very early. Thank you for that story... ...away from your kids, and even with the Secret Service . Don't forget that in the second term... ...As I said earlier, they both got Secret Service much earlier than other candidates di... Show more... Reggie Love ...of happened overnight. One day, you got Secret Service , and the next day, you're th... Jeremy Bernard ...think the first two trips, were without Secret Service . It was also very amazing how quick i... ...how quick it grew, and there were Secret Service on the detail, on the team. But ... ...car with him the first trip that he had Secret Service . And the CHP were there. And he said... ...“Who are these people?” because of the Secret Service . But everyone kept their distance an... ...myself in the Blue Room. I think the Secret Service were coming in and out. And I said t... ...advance crowd that checks—there's more Secret Service presence. He had a lot of—I had neve... ...He had a lot of—I had never seen Secret Service the way they were with him, and it tol... ...mess. And we were walking in, and the Secret Service had stopped us and said, “Wait here.... ...House as a Clinton invitee [unclear] Secret Service . You had to go through the security... ...would—I would get a call from this Secret Service , or I would hear there's a holdup a... ...transferred from the White House to the Secret Service . So there were often issues at th... ...“Barack, get back in there. Look at the Secret Service . They're scared to death.” Becaus... ...meeting a couple of times a week with Secret Service , Park Service, all these differen... ...got to know them before we even had the Secret Service on board. So there was a certain amoun... ...while to get used to—you have the Secret Service , and you have the ‘Hail to the Chief,... ...know, at the beginning, we didn't have Secret Service . It was just a few of us, and it was... ...other. Then, as time went on, and the Secret Service built—I'll never forget being in th... ...that he had the entourage of not just Secret Service but California Highway Patrol. And ... ...and before that, a year plus with Secret Service —seeing him walk into a room with n... ...She was in an unmarked car, but the Secret Service —you know, we were weaving in and out... ...House, word was leaking out, and the Secret Service told me as I was coming in, “We thin... ...on my staff. I remember looking at the Secret Service agent and saying, “We can't get used t... ...doors. They open up, but to always call Secret Service first so you don't get shot if I'... Show more... Mona Sutphen ...everybody knew he had ten times more Secret Service protection. Everybody knew that ther... ...we still did them, but because the Secret Service —we would research where, and he woul... ...make a decision that day, and then the Secret Service would put a cordon in. So that they'... Danielle White ...to this office suite area were locked. Secret Service would not let me prop them open, and ... ...to all of the different departments— Secret Service , air operations, which is air support... ...take the recommendations. If it was Secret Service 's option, they'll put him in a Pop... Deesha Dyer ...components of the White House, like the Secret Service , and White House Military Office, an... ...hotel rooms in advance for everyone. Secret Service , Military Office, White House staff... ...we put this, and making sure that Secret Service is okay with the way things are set u... ...that the stairwells were secure with Secret Service . Make sure that the elevators were se... ...from the people I have mentioned, like Secret Service , and White House Military Office... ...whole gate where nobody could get in— Secret Service , even me, they couldn't say, “Deesha... Show more... Load more Transcripts Related Topics go to the Financial Crisis and the Economy Financial Crisis and the Economy go to the Healthcare Healthcare go to the Veterans Veterans go to the Financial Reform and Regulation Financial Reform and Regulation go to the East Wing East Wing