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Meet 'Renegade,' 'Rosebud,' 'Radiance,' 'Renaissance'

Secret Service will use 'R' names for First Family

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(Newser) – John McCain called himself a “maverick,” but the Secret Service has dubbed Barack Obama the real “Renegade," according to the Chicago Tribune. In keeping with tradition that’s been around since Harry Truman (“General”), the agency has given the president-elect’s family corresponding alliterative code names: “Renaissance” (Michelle), “Radiance” (Malia) and “Rosebud” (Sasha).

Other code names:

  • “Celtic”—Vice President-elect Joe Biden
  • "Capri"—Jill Biden
  • “Denali”—Sarah Palin
  • "Tumbler"—President Bush
  • "Eagle"—President Clinton
  • "Evergreen"—Sen. Hillary Clinton

President Bush walks with President-elect Barack Obama down the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, to the Oval Office.
President Bush walks with President-elect Barack Obama down the Colonnade of the White House in Washington, Monday, Nov. 10, 2008, to the Oval Office.   (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)
President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle Obama, right, and two daughters, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, second from right, wave at the election night rally in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.
President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle Obama, right, and two daughters, Sasha, 7, and Malia, 10, second from right, wave at the election night rally in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
President-elect Barack Obama talks with Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Nov. 5, 2008 in Chicago.
President-elect Barack Obama talks with Vice President-elect Joe Biden on Nov. 5, 2008 in Chicago.   (AP Photo/Obama for America, David Katz)
President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle Obama, right, and two daughters, Sasha and Malia, center right, celebrate at the election night rally in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.
President-elect Barack Obama, left, his wife Michelle Obama, right, and two daughters, Sasha and Malia, center right, celebrate at the election night rally in Chicago, Tuesday, Nov. 4, 2008.   (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong)
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Nov 11, 08 10:02 AM CST
One question: how can they be code names if everyone knows them? Reply
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Nov 11, 08 10:44 PM CST
It's not really a code name, per se. It's just a gimmick they do because it's "cool". Like saying "the Eagle has landed" for example.
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