No Counterfeits: The History Of The Secret Service

Lily Rothman, Time
Tue, 04/14/2015 - 4:00am

Considering the Civil War had ended only a few days earlier, April 14, 1865, was a normal day in the White House. President Abraham Lincoln read his newspapers, ate his breakfast, met with his cabinet. He also signed a piece of legislation authorizing a government agency that would gain its fame for protecting the President of the United States.

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