1. Protection provided by the Secret Service
If you are the President of the United States, you and your family will receive Secret Service protection. This is a must, and every president has had this benefit. This is a matter of national security, and it cannot be ignored.
But have you ever wondered what happens after they leave the office? Even if they are not the head of state anymore, each former president will still get the protection of the Secret Service. Also, their family will receive the same treatment. Still, their kids will get this free protection only until they turn 16.
In the past, between 1956 and 1996, the former presidents got the same type of protection as they do today. But since 1997, some changes have occurred. The former head of state received Secret Service protection only for a limited period of ten years.
In 2013, Barak Obama signed the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012, and with this, all subsequent presidents were again entitled to receive lifetime protection.
Fun fact: Richard Nixon is the only president to have ever relinquished his Secret Service protection. This happened in 1985.
