ie, b/c Lincoln was assassinated maybe we ought to protect the next guy which I'm guessing is what happened when McKinley was assassinated. Kind of interesting in a way, wondering what the attitude was at the time. Guessing since McKinley was killed by a crackpot who wanted a job they realized how randomly something like this could happen and decided maybe they shouldn't leave it up to chance anymore. Or maybe they hired Pinkerton or something the key words being "secret service" ** Edited by `lag at 3/7/2026, 9:20:58 AM ** Edited by `lag at 3/7/2026, 12:11:02 PM