Secret Service

Events (160)

• October 29, 1970: Nixon Provokes Antiwar Protesters for Cameras 1970-10-29
• June 17, 1972: Five ‘Plumbers’ Arraigned for Watergate Burglary 1972-06-17
• June 24-28, 1984: White Supremacist Associate Arrested for Passing Counterfeit Bills 1984-06-24
• September 11, 1994: Suicidal Man Attempts to Crash Small Airplane into White House 1994-09-11
• 7:00 a.m. - 9:02 a.m. April 19, 1995: Oklahoma City Bombing Destroys Federal Building, Kills 168 1995-04-19
• January 20, 1997: Clinton Re-Inaugurated; Atlanta Rules Applied at This and Other Events 1997-01-20
• March 25, 2000: Clinton Visits Pakistan Despite Fears of ISI Ties to Al-Qaeda, Gives Warning to Pakistani President Musharraf 2000-03-25
• June 29, 2001: Surveillance Indicates Al-Qaeda Will Attack Genoa Summit with Multiple Planes 2001-06-29
• July 5, 2001: Counterterrorism ‘Tsar’ Clarke Warns Domestic Agencies of ‘Something Spectacular’ Planned by Al-Qaeda 2001-07-05
• August 21, 2001: Local FBI Pleads with Headquarters to Warn Secret Service About Moussaoui 2001-08-21
• September 5-8, 2001: Raid on Arab Web Hosting Company Precedes 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-05
• (Shortly Before September 11, 2001): WTC Security Manager Receives No Warnings about Terrorism from Secret Service and Customs 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 10:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush, Going Against Secret Service Advice, Refuses to Sleep in White House Bunker 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Emergency Response Team Carrying Guns Escorts First Lady from Senate Office Building 2001-09-11
• (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Aircraft Accompanying President in Sarasota Takes Off, Eventually Reaches Washington 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:10 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Cheney Is Told that Flight 93 Is Still Heading to Washington, Orders It Shot Down 2001-09-11
• 10:02 a.m. September 11, 2001: Secret Service Warns Vice President Cheney that Hijackers Are Headed Toward Washington 2001-09-11
• 10:03 a.m. September 11, 2001: NMCC Learns of Flight 93 Hijacking, NORAD Still Not Told 2001-09-11
• (After 10:06 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Counterterrorism’ Tsar’ Clarke Updated on Fighter Situation, Told Flight 93 Still Headed toward Washington 2001-09-11
• (1:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Decision Made to Reduce Group Traveling with President on Air Force One 2001-09-11
• (10:10 a.m.-10:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Taken to Secret Service Headquarters, but Delayed in Traffic 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:16 a.m. and 10:35 a.m.) September 11, 2001: DC Air National Guard Commander Wherley Discusses ‘Rules of Engagement’ for Fighters 2001-09-11
• (10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Park Police Helicopter Responds to Flood of Reported Emergencies around Washington 2001-09-11
• (10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: White House Receives Phone Call in Which Caller Threatens Air Force One 2001-09-11
• (10:30 a.m.-10:40 a.m.) September 11, 2001: DC Air National Guard Commander Wants Fighters Launched in Response to Aircraft Approaching Washington, Supposedly Flight 93 2001-09-11
• 10:32 a.m. September 11, 2001: Cheney Warns Bush of Apparent Threat to Air Force One; Official Account Murky, Disbelieved by Many 2001-09-11
• (10:35 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Secret Service Again Calls DC Air National Guard and Requests Fighters 2001-09-11
• (10:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: DC Air National Guard Permitted to Shoot Down Threatening Planes over Washington 2001-09-11
• (10:37 a.m.-11:09 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Plane Incorrectly Reported to Have Crashed at Camp David 2001-09-11
• 10:47 a.m.-11:40 a.m. September 11, 2001: United Airlines Flight Reported as Missing 2001-09-11
• 10:51 a.m.-10:57 a.m. September 11, 2001: President Bush’s Daughters Taken to Safe Locations by Secret Service 2001-09-11
• (10:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Takes Evasive Action from False Alarm 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:55 a.m. and 11:41 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Fighter Escort Finally Reaches Air Force One? Reports Conflict 2001-09-11
• (10:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady and Staff Arrive at Secret Service Headquarters 2001-09-11
• (11:15 a.m.-11:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Barksdale Air Force Base Prepares for Arrival of Air Force One and President 2001-09-11
• 11:45 a.m. September 11, 2001: Local Media Reports President Landing at Barksdale Air Force Base, despite Intended Secrecy 2001-09-11
• (12:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Some Government Officials Leave the DaimlerChrysler Building and Return to the White House 2001-09-11
• (12:11 p.m.-1:20 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Responds to Attacks from 8th Air Force Commander’s Office 2001-09-11
• 12:45 p.m.-1:15 p.m. September 11, 2001: Vice President’s Daughter Liz Cheney and Family Arrive at Secure Facility outside Washington 2001-09-11
• (12:58 p.m.-1:25 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Argues with Cheney and Others about Where He Should Go Next; Agrees to Stay Away from Washington 2001-09-11
• (After 1:30 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Group of Cleanup Workers Is Allowed into the Pentagon Site, Despite Having No IDs 2001-09-11
• (1:30 p.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Told to Prepare to Leave Washington; Staffers Collect Her Clothes and Pets from the White House 2001-09-11
• (3:00 p.m.-3:10 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Is Taken to the Underground Command Center at Offutt Air Force Base 2001-09-11
• (3:30 p.m.) September 11, 2001: White House Personnel and Reporters Removed from Air Force One Flown Back to Washington 2001-09-11
• 4:07 a.m. September 11, 2001: Police in Sarasota Alerted to Sudanese Man Who May Be a Danger to the President 2001-09-11
• (4:30 p.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady’s Staffers Return to White House before Heading Home 2001-09-11
• (5:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Former President George H. W. Bush Relaxes, Playing Golf after His Plane Is Grounded 2001-09-11
• 5:30 p.m. September 11, 2001: Vice President’s Daughter Liz Cheney and Family Taken to Camp David 2001-09-11
• (6:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Bush Interview or Assassination Attempt? 2001-09-11
• 6:30 p.m. September 11, 2001: First Lady Driven to White House by Secret Service Agents, Taken to Underground Command Center 2001-09-11