Inside the non-descript and unmarked U.S. Secret Service headquarters, about a half mile from the White House, director Kimberly Cheatle is overseeing two massive security operations: the Republican National Convention in Milwaukee in July and the Democratic Convention in Chicago in August.
A vast Secret Service operation taking shape with Chicago police and an alphabet soup of three-letter state and federal law enforcement agencies on the front lines.
A tattered flag symbolizes such a defining moment for Kim Cheatle. On 9/11 it was hanging outside Secret Service World Trade Center headquarters. She was in the White House protecting Vice President Dick Cheney, who watched the early attack. That meant hustling Cheney to a secure bunker under the White House where he would remain with top government officials for hours.
"Our Chicago field office has the primary responsibility, and Milwaukee actually is a part of their office as well. So, it's a lot of the same personnel that are tasked," said Cheatle.
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