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Is the Secret Service Keeping the President Safe?

The Secret Service is charged with making the White House the safest place in the world. When every agent swears to take a bullet for the President of the United States, the purpose is to create an aura of invincibility. Now that aura is fading.

By Warren Olney • Oct 3, 2014 • 1 min read

The Secret Service is charged with making the White House the safest place in the world. When every agent swears to take a bullet for the President of the United States, the purpose is to create an aura of invincibility. Now that aura is fading.

Warren Olney
former KCRW broadcaster
Benjamin Gottlieb
Reporter, Fill-in Host
Katie Cooper
Producer, 'One year Later'
Jenny Hamel
KCRW
Jonathan Capehart
Washington Post
Dan Emmett
former Secret Service agent
Ronald Kessler
author, 'The First Family Detail'

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Is the Secret Service Keeping the President Safe?

The Secret Service is charged with making the White House the safest place in the world. When every agent swears to take a bullet for the President of the United States, the purpose is to create an aura of invincibility. Now that aura is fading.

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To the Point

Is the Secret Service Keeping the President Safe?

The Secret Service is charged with making the White House the safest place in the world. When every agent swears to take a bullet for the President of the United States, the purpose is to create an aura of invincibility. Now that aura is fading.

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