First families get their Secret Service code names at the very beginning of a presidential campaign. Presidents get to choose from a list provided by the White House Communications Agency. The code ...

Once it's explained, it all makes perfect sense.

What's in a code name? A lot of history, that's what. For over 75 years, U.S. presidents and first families have taken part in a long-honored tradition of going by nicknames symbolic of their ...

Nicknames can be found in many areas. Initially, they were mainly used by the military and secret services, and author pseudonyms have also been used in literature for a long time. However, such code ...