[20200728]IF11555_总统候选人和提名大会安保.pdf

https:/crsreports.congress.gov Updated July 28, 2020Presidential Candidate and Nominating Convention SecurityIntroduction In 1968, Congress authorized U.S. Secret Service (USSS) protection of presidential candidates following the assassination of Democratic Party presidential candidate Senator Robert F. Kennedy. At that time, a congressional advisory committee (82 Stat. 170) was established to make recommendations to the Secretary of the Treasury on which candidates should be protected. Threats against Presidents and presidential candidates have a long history in the United States. Targeted presidential candidates include Theodore Roosevelt, Robert F. Kennedy, George C. Wallace, and Edward Kennedy. Four Presidents have been assassinated: Abraham Lincoln; James A. Garfield; William McKinley; and John F. Kennedy (with USSS protection). The USSS was officially assigned to protect Presidents in 1906. Assassination attempts (identified by the USSS and media reports) on Presidents with USSS protection include: Harry S. Truman; Richard Nixon; Gerald R. Ford; Ronald Reagan; William J. Clinton; George W. Bush; Barack Obama; and Donald Trump. The USSS was transferred to the Department of Ho