Secrets - Of The Secret Service: The History And ...

: Originally a bureau within the Department of the Treasury , agents focused on raiding counterfeit coin operations and investigating financial fraud. The Shift to Protection

: President Abraham Lincoln signed the legislation creating the agency on the very morning of his assassination. Ironically, the man who founded the agency was not its first protectee. Secrets of the Secret Service: The History and ...

The agency’s protective mandate was born out of tragedy. For decades, presidents were protected by unofficial watchmen or local police. : Originally a bureau within the Department of