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* The United States Secret Service bemoans the number of times certain protectees (usually teen-aged children) attempt to give their watchdogs the slip or change the itinerary to stop some place more fun. This creates headaches for the secret service, who then have to clear new locations, or sometimes can't vet a route ahead of time. Sometimes adult politicians who really are targets do this, too. |
* The United States Secret Service bemoans the number of times certain protectees (usually teen-aged children) attempt to give their watchdogs the slip or change the itinerary to stop some place more fun. This creates headaches for the secret service, who then have to clear new locations, or sometimes can't vet a route ahead of time. Sometimes adult politicians who really are targets do this, too. |
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** [[Harry Truman]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] have done this on occasion. |
** [[Harry Truman]] and [[Jimmy Carter]] have done this on occasion. |
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** [[Franklin D Roosevelt]] would try to outrun his security detail when they were following him in a chase car. |
** [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] would try to outrun his security detail when they were following him in a chase car. |
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