Obama Secret Service Code Names

- Vice President-elect Joe Biden and wife Jill known as "Celtic" and "Capri," respectivelyThe Huffington Post: Obama Family Secret Service Code Names (November 10, 2008)
- Bill Clinton was known as "Eagle" and Hillary Clinton was "Evergreen"Jossip: Obama Family Gets Best Code Names in History of White House (November 10, 2008)
- George W. Bush is known as "Tumbler" and Laura bush is "Tempo"Jossip: Obama Family Gets Best Code Names in History of White House (November 10, 2008)
- Al Gore's code name changed from "Sawhorse" to "Sundance"Washington Post: 'Renegade' Joins Race For White House (June 17, 2007)
- In most cases, code names appear to start with the same first letter for family members

The Secret Service code names of President-elect Barack Obama and his family have been released to the press. The names each begin with the letter "R." Barack is known as "Renegade," Michelle is called "Renaissance," Malia's code name is "Radiance" and Sasha's is "Rosebud."The Huffington Post: Obama Family Secret Service Code Names (November 10, 2008)
The code names are assigned to an individual when he or she first receives protection from the Secret Service. Obama was granted Secret Service protection in May of 2007 while he was campaigning as a Democratic presidential candidate; his nickname has been known since at least June 2007.MSNBC: Obama placed under Secret Service protection (May 3, 2007) Washington Post: 'Renegade' Joins Race For White House (June 17, 2007)
Quotes

"The Obama family has already been given delightfully awesome nicknames, and by "nicknames" I mean code terms the Secret Service uses to refer to members of the family, although since this...is already leaked on the Internet it's not so much a "code" now and just more of an "awesome nickname," so my original point stands."—Jossip gossip blog postJossip: Obama Family Gets Best Code Names in History of White House (November 10, 2008)
"It started out years ago as a security function, and it had a real security aspect. Communications were limited, and it caused enough confusion to allow you to have a movement without people understanding. Anymore, though? It's really just for convenience—and tradition."—William H. Pickle, former Secret Service agentWashington Post: 'Renegade' Joins Race For White House (June 17, 2007)