It goes without saying that being President of the United States can have its perks. You have the FBI and US Army at your fingertips while possessing extraordinary powers, all while living in the White House and getting to fly around in your own specially-chartered private jet. But being the leader of the free world also comes with a lot of security implications.
And while you cannot walk around unaided any longer, you do however get your very own Secret Service code name. Much as the Royals have their own names, for decades US Presidents and their family members have had their own monikers. Elected officials get to choose their names from a list produced by the White House Communications Agency, while their relatives are then given names of the same letter. Here are some of the most renowned Presidents over the years and what their names were - and still are to this day.
As Donald Trump is set to take office again as the 47th President, we take a look at some of the Presidential Hall of Fame's code names over the years, including Trump's himself. Follow The Mirror's live coverage of Donald Trump's inauguration here. During his eight-year tenure, Obama was codenamed 'Renegade'. Somewhat antithetical to the word's meaning of an agent betraying their own side, the word was reportedly picked from a list of other words beginning with 'R'. As for what the other choices were, the jury's still out on that one.
