Barack Obama has received his Secret Service codename, "Renegade," after his favorite Lorenzo Lamas TV series. Michelle is "Renaissance" (because she's so classy) and the kids are "Radiance" and "Rosebud".
Those names might not actually mean anything, but sometimes they do; Sarah Palin's was "Denali" (the native name for Mt. McKinley in Alaska) and Todd's was "Driller." (Note that family members' codenames always alliterate.) John Kerry's was "Minuteman" -- ouch.
Some previous presidential codenames:
George W. Bush was "Tumbler" or "Trailblazer";
Bill Clinton was "Eagle" or "Elvis";
George H.W. Bush was "Timberwolf";
Ronald Reagan was "Rawhide";
Jimmy Carter was "Lock Master" or "Deacon";
Gerald Ford was "Pass Key";
Richard Nixon was "Searchlight";
Lyndon Johnson was "Volunteer";
John F. Kennedy was "Lancer" or "Dazzle";
Dwight Eisenhower was "Scorecard" or "Providence."
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