Dick Cheney: Angler
Others have allegedly become much more tongue-in-cheek as Secret Service code names have transformed. “They have a wry sense of humor about the way they give code names,” stated Barton Gellman, the writer of the Dick Cheney biography titled Angler after the former VP’s code name. “Obviously, Cheney is an avid fisherman,” said Geller. “I thought it was a metaphor for the way he works. He tends to approach the levers of power obliquely. He doesn’t like to…have an overt public role.” But rather, Geller notes: “He finds his way to the place where decisions are made and often doesn’t leave many signs of his presence.”
Dick Cheney: Angler
Roger Clinton: Headache
We recognize that Roger Clinton has never been a president, a vice president, or a first lady, but the opportunity to share the Secret Service code’s name couldn’t be missed. It turns out that, during the Clinton administration, the former President’s younger half-brother, Roger Clinton, was provided the code name “Headache.” Because of his antics that would cause political headaches for the administration, the New York Times reported receiving the less-than-flattering code name. That involves his context in federal jail and the headache caused by his presidential pardon in the aftermath.
Roger Clinton: Headache