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Instructor demonstrates tricks to compare the forged currency notes from genuine notes to the secret agent in Washington D.C.

Activities of the United States secret service agents in Washington D.C., United States. Secret service agent looks through a microscope. Instructor explains details about genuine currency notes. He instructs him about identification of the forged currency using magnifying glass. He shows the money making press and plates used by counterfeiters. Money making at the Bureau of Engraving and Printing. Master craftsman engraves United States steel plates. Instructor demonstrates the tricks to compare the genuine notes with the forged. He tells him to note the alignment of the serial number and to detect the treasury seal on notes. He studies about modern criminal investigation at his home. He remembers about the judo and bandages used during his college days.

Date: 1952
Duration: 4 min 15 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072684
Instructor briefs agent about encashing checks and role of local police during the President's tour in Washington D.C.

Activities of the United States secret service agents in Washington D.C., United States. Instructor and secret service agent at the dispersing office. United States issues checks every working day to soldiers,retired persons,farmer and American civilians. Checks printed by machine. Woman presents a check for encashing her check. Social security card is not meant as a personal identification for cashing checks. A fraud customer approaches a grocer and presents his check for his purchase. The grocer doubts him and asks him questions. He is unable to answer him. Grocer calls up policemen. Policemen inquire fraud and ask questions. His answers are recorded on a lie detection machine. Chief tells him about the forgery business. They open drawer and look at cases the secret service agency has. Chief tells that a primary job of the secret service is the protection of the President. They arrive at the White House to get the details. Uniformed White House police stand at entrance. Their job is protection of the executive mansion and ground. Portraits of the various Presidents of the United States. Local police help the secret service agents. Police make a security plan about the President tour. They keep a record about the routes of travel and timings. Buildings are inspected and preparation of food is supervised before the Presidents visit.

Date: 1952
Duration: 4 min 52 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072685
Secret agents talk with the railroad associations about range for protection of train during Presidents tour in Washington D.C.

Activities of United States Secret Service Agents in Washington D.C. An armored railway car is provided to the President of the United States for protection when he travels by train. The secret service agents talk with the railroad associations about the protection of train during the tour. The advance heads supervise the train. Presidential train is provided with a communications car operated by the U.S. Army signal Corps. They keep a record about the tour using the short wave radio and telephone.

Date: 1952
Duration: 43 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072686
Secret service agents classify and analyze threatening letters sent to the President before his motorcade in Washington D.C.

Activities of the United States secret service agents in Washington D.C., United States. President Dwight D. Eisenhower rides in an open cadillac convertible car,in a motorcade through streets, as Secret Service agents walk alongside. Important part of protection is classification and analysis of the threatening letters sent to the President. Letters are processed in the units of secret service known as the Protective research section. At the hand writing classification section, writers posing potential danger to president are identified. New letters are compared with previously received files and investigated.

Date: 1952
Duration: 53 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072687
Secret service agent stay close to President to protect him during a public gathering in Washington D.C.

Activities of the United States secret service agents in Washington D.C., United States. Visit of French President Auriol, in 1947. Secret Service mingle and occupy vehicles at edge of gathering. Motorcade leaving White House with Secret Service agents riding on outsides of cars. In crowd secret servicemen are on an alert for the protection of the President or foreign head of State. They operate on a two way radio and keep a record about the route and timings when the motorcade will approach the crowd. During public gathering secret service agents stay close to U.S. President Harry S Truman. They watch individuals and maintain vigilance for unusual movements, or activities. Phalanx of agents escorts President's motorcade through the streets.

Date: 1952
Duration: 1 min 19 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072688
Chief U.E Baughman hands credentials to new secret service agent in Washington D.C.

Activities of the United States secret service agents in Washington D.C., United States. Secret service agent and chief seated in an office. U.E. Baughman, Chief of the Secret Service, hands credentials to a new agent The Chief reminds the agent about the primary job of presidential protection. He briefs about the crime against people. The agent walks down the stairs of the Treasury building.

Date: 1952
Duration: 1 min 23 sec
Sound: Yes
Color: Monochrome
Clip Type: Edited
Language: English
Clip: 65675072689