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The '''Secret Service''' in the United States is the agency responsible for the security of the President and other government officials. While that duty is what the '''secret service''' is associated with today, the agency was originally founded in the 19th century for the purpose of fighting currency counterfeiting (a role it still plays today).
The '''Secret Service''' in the United States is the federal agency responsible for the security of the [[President of the United States of America|President]] and other government officials. While that duty is what the Secret Service is associated with today, the agency was originally founded in the 19th century for the purpose of fighting currency counterfeiting, a role it still plays today.
== References ==
* [http://www.ustreas.gov/usss/history.shtml Secret Service history]
[[Category:United States Government]]