![]() ![]() Such an affair is improbable, but–take heart, Clinton-haters–it’s not impossible. They would need to maintain complete silence about it. Only a tiny number of trusted aides and Secret Service agents could know of it. So what’s a randy president to do? Any modern presidential affair would need to meet stringent demands. Top aides from recent administrations are adamant: The Secret Service never lets the president escape its protection. At any given time, more than 100 agents guard the president in the White House. Now the Secret Service payroll tops 4,500 (most of them agents), and the annual budget exceeds $500 million (up 300 percent just since 1980). ![]() Then came Lee Harvey Oswald, Squeaky Fromme, and John Hinckley. During the Kennedy era, the Secret Service employed fewer than 500 people and had an annual budget of about $4 million. 3) Clinton cannot avoid Secret Service protection.
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