does the secret service protect the president until their death.?

Question

Does anyone know if the secret service protects all former Presidents and their families 24 hours a day until their death. If the Former President dies, do they continue to protect the former First lady 24/7/365

Answer 1

PROTECTION
Protective Mission
After the assassination of President William McKinley in 1901, Congress directed the Secret Service to protect the President of the United States. Protection remains the primary mission of the United States Secret Service.


Authorization
Today, the Secret Service is authorized by law to protect:
the President, the Vice President, (or other individuals next in order of succession to the Office of the President), the President-elect and Vice President-elect; the immediate families of the above individuals; former Presidents, their spouses for their lifetimes, except when the spouse re-marries.

In 1997, Congressional legislation became effective limiting Secret Service protection to former Presidents for a period of not more than 10 years from the date the former President leaves office. Children of former presidents until age 16; visiting heads of foreign states or governments and their spouses traveling with them, other distinguished foreign visitors to the United States, and official representatives of the United States performing special missions abroad; major Presidential and Vice Presidential candidates, and their spouses within 120 days of a general Presidential election.

Answer 2

Actually in 1997, a law only granted former Presidents protection for only 10 years after serving in office.

Answer 3

Yes they do. And besides that they protect the Presidential candidares when it gets down to the two, and all their families along with the potential VP and their families. And until just recently the Secret Service was a branch of the treasury Department so they were responsible for counterfeit money, fraud, id theft and money laundering, but I believe that's been moved over to Homeland Security (so it's a good time yo dust off your prinint press!!)

Answer 4

Yes they have lifetime protection. There was an Iraqi plot to kill the elder Pres Bush.

First Ladies are also given protection unless they remarry in the case of Jacqueline Kennedy. Children are protected until 21.

Answer 5

Yes, they protect our President with their lives.

True Americans honor them greatly.

Answer 6

Yes, they do, and they do stay assigned to the former first ladies after they are widowed.

Answer 7

yep. All american heads of state are at risk, so the secret service does protect them for life.

Answer 8

yes they do, Nancy Regan still has secret service protecting her even though her husband died a few years ago

Answer 9

YES, BUT the president also has the option NOT to use them.

Answer 10

Yes.