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==History==

==History==

The Secret Service was established as a law enforcement agency in 1865. While most people associate the Secret Service with Presidential protection, its original mandate was to investigate the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, a job it still performs. In 1867, Secret Service responsibilities were broadened to include "detecting persons perpetrating frauds against the government." This appropriation resulted in investigations into the [[Ku Klux Klan]], non-conforming distillers, smugglers, mail robbers, land frauds, and a number of other infractions against the federal laws.  

The Secret Service was established as a law enforcement agency in 1865. While most people associate the Secret Service with Presidential protection, its original mandate was to investigate the counterfeiting of U.S. currency, a job it still performs. William P. Wood was the  first Chief of the U.S. Secret Service. In 1867, Secret Service responsibilities were broadened to include "detecting persons perpetrating frauds against the government." This appropriation resulted in investigations into the [[Ku Klux Klan]], non-conforming distillers, smugglers, mail robbers, land frauds, and a number of other infractions against the federal laws.  

In 1901, Congress informally requested Secret Service Presidential protection following the assassination of President [[William McKinley]]. The Secret Service assumed full-time responsibility for protection of the President in 1902, and two operatives were assigned full time to the White House Detail. President Roosevelt transferred eight Secret Service agents to the [[Department of Justice]], which formed the nucleus of what is now the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Triggered by the attack on President [[Harry Truman]], Congress enacted legislation that permanently authorized Secret Service protection of the President, his immediate family, the President-elect, and the Vice President (or the next officer to succeed the President) and the Vice President-elect.  

In 1901, Congress informally requested Secret Service Presidential protection following the assassination of President [[William McKinley]]. The Secret Service assumed full-time responsibility for protection of the President in 1902, and two operatives were assigned full time to the White House Detail. President Roosevelt transferred eight Secret Service agents to the [[Department of Justice]], which formed the nucleus of what is now the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). Triggered by the attack on President [[Harry Truman]], Congress enacted legislation that permanently authorized Secret Service protection of the President, his immediate family, the President-elect, and the Vice President (or the next officer to succeed the President) and the Vice President-elect.