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Secret Service nicknames reveal the White House code system
President Carter is called Deacon while Ford was Pass Key and Nixon Searchlight. The WHCA notes call signs from a Defense list chosen for ease of use and security. Names are assigned by whim with no strict method and changed when too public.
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Jurate Kazickas
Associated Press
Washington
Carter
Ford
Richard Nixon
Searchlight
Lyndon Johnson
John F. Kennedy
Lancer
Secret Service
White House
Bert Lance
Dumbo
Lance
Deacon
Military Communications Electronics Board
Department of Defense
WHCA