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The White House Police Force was a
The White House Police Force was created on October 1, 1922, at the request of
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The White House Police Force was a security police
Security police officers are employed by or for a governmental agency or corporations to provide security service security services to those properties.
Security police protect facilities, properties, personnel, users, visitors and enforce cer ...
force formed in 1922 to protect the White House
The White House is the official residence and workplace of the president of the United States. It is located at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue NW in Washington, D.C., and has been the residence of every U.S. president since John Adams in 1800. ...
and the President of the United States
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. It became part of the United States Secret Service
The United States Secret Service (USSS or Secret Service) is a federal law enforcement agency under the Department of Homeland Security charged with conducting criminal investigations and protecting U.S. political leaders, their families, and ...
in 1930. It was renamed the Executive Protective Service in 1970 and then the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service in 1977.
History
The White House Police Force was created on October 1, 1922, at the request of President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
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Warren G. Harding
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to provide police and security services to the White House and Executive Office Building. Initially the President or his appointed representative supervised the force.
The White House Police Force was placed under the command of the Chief of the United States Secret Service in 1930. In 1970, it became the Executive Protective Service and its roles and size were expanded. Its responsibilities now included the protection of the White House, foreign mission
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s in and around Washington, D.C.
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, and the Naval Observatory
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. Together they provide protection for the following: The President
President most commonly refers to:
*President (corporate title)
*President (education), a leader of a college or university
*President (government title)
President may also refer to:
Automobiles
* Nissan President, a 1966–2010 Japanese ful ...
and Vice President of the United States
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and their immediate families, presidential candidates, the White House Complex, the Vice President's Residence, and foreign diplomatic missions in the Washington, D.C., metropolitan area.
The Executive Protective Service became the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service in 1977. When the United States Treasury Police
The United States Treasury Police was the federal security police of the United States Department of the Treasury responsible for providing police and security to the Treasury Building and the Treasury Annex.
History
In 1879, guards were appoint ...
was merged into the Uniformed Division of the Secret Service in 1986 it became responsible for the main Treasury building and the Treasury Annex building, both of which are adjacent to the White House.
Fallen officer
Since the establishment of the White House Police, one officer has died in the line of duty./ref>
See also
*List of United States federal law enforcement agencies
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While the majority of federal law enforcement employees work for ...
* Federal Police
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Jurisdiction
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References
Bibliography
* Donald A. Torres (1985). ''Handbook of Federal Police and Investigative Agencies''. Greenwood Press. and {{ISBN, 978-0-313-24578-7 Protective security units 1922 establishments in Washington, D.C. Defunct federal law enforcement agencies of the United States 1977 disestablishments in Washington, D.C.