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23 December 2004. One of the Eyeball Series

For the upcoming second inauguration of President Bush, this presents a  survey of presidential protection, assassinations and attempts, at inauguration platforms, White House and its underground bunkers, the Oval Office and presidential retreats, limousines and motorcades, Air Force 1 and Helicopter 1, yacht and fishing boats, golf courses, campaign trails, running and bicycling tracks, world travels and related protection personnel and systems.

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US Coast Guard security zone for the inauguration: http://cryptome.org/uscg120304-washington-dc.txt

See also:

usndc-eyeball.htm     Eyeballing Navy Facility, Prez/Veep Houses       November 30, 2004
bush-ranch.htm        Eyeballing the Bush Ranch                        November 6, 2004
sshq-eyeball.htm      Eyeballing US Secret Service Headquarters        July 10, 2008
sstsd-eyeball.htm     Eyeballing US Secret Service Technical Security  October 12, 2004
whrez-eyeball.htm     Eyeballing White House Presidential Residence    July 10, 2004

whpan-eyeball.htm     Eyeballing the White House Panorama              July 7, 2004
hmx1big-eyeball.htm   Big Eyeballing Prez Helicopter 1 Hangar          January 10, 2004
af1big-eyeball.htm    Big Eyeballing Air Force 1 Hangar                January 7, 2004
prez2-eyeball.htm     Eyeballing the President's Waco Airbase          November 28, 2003
hmx1-eyeball.htm      Eyeballing Presidential Helicopter Marine One    November 23, 2002

af1-eyeball.htm       Eyeballing Air Force One                         September 12, 2002
prez-eyeball.htm      Eyeballing the Prez Homes in TX/ME Update        August 27, 2002
david-eyeball.htm     Eyeballing Camp David Presidential Retreat       June 10, 2002
usss-eyeball.htm      Eyeballing US Secret Service Training Facility   May 15, 2002
site-r.htm            Site R - Raven Rock Governmental Bunker          March 17, 2002

George W. Bush
Maj. Gen. Galen B. Jackman of the Military District of Washington, stands on a giant map at the D.C. Armory in Washington Thursday, Dec. 16, 2004, during a preview of the parade route for President Bush's inauguration in January. Security for the 2005 inauguration is expected to be the tightest in inaugural history. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)	A U.S. Capitol Police officer stands watch over the area where workers are constructing platforms for President Bush's second inauguration, at the Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Security planning have been under way for months in order to protect the president, government officials and visiting heads of state attending the Jan. 20, 2005 inauguration. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Construction work for President Bush's Jan. 20, 2005 inauguration ceremony is under way on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Extraordinary levels of security have gone into the planning and construction of the inaugural site in order to protect the president, government officials and visiting heads of state attending the Jan. 20, 2005, event. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)	Construction work for President Bush's inauguration ceremony is under way on the West Front of the U.S. Capitol in Washington, Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2004. Extraordinary levels of security have gone into the planning and construction of the inaugural site in order to protect the president, government officials and visiting heads of state attending the Jan. 20, 2005, event. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President Bush talks about his health upon his departure from the National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, Dec. 11, 2004 after his annual physical. Bush, whose usual August physical was delayed because of scheduling conflicts, is having his fourth checkup of his presidency. Bush received a clean bill of health from his doctors. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)	President Bush, left, is welcomed by Dr. Richard J. Tubb, physician to the president, at National Naval Medical Center in Bethesda, Md., Saturday, Aug. 2, 2003. President Bush is having his annual medical checkup. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
With 5 in. worth of ballistic armor under its skin, and added height and length, the presidential limo tips the scales at close to 4 tons. It's probably based on a modified Escalade platform, riding on run-flat tires. The dark leather interior is environmentally sealed against chemical attack. Source: http://popularmechanics.com/automotive/new_cars_trucks/2001/6/cadillac_one/print.phtml On the final Monday of Bill Clinton's presidency, the White House and the chief executive prepared for a five-day visit with an imposing visitor, one that would soon become a trusted regular in George W. Bush's administration. No, this was not a foreign dignitary or an adviser. This was the new presidential limousine. While the car's official public debut was the morning of Jan. 20, when both the old and new presidents shared the back seat, Secret Service spokesman Jim Mackin said, "President Clinton got to break the car in because new White House vehicles are put into service as others are taken out. Had this car been ready to use in November, or even August, we would have used it then." Cadillac echoed this matter-of-fact, government-contract tone when the carmaker announced that it secured the commission of the newest presidential limousine through a standard government bid process. Though the process of getting the job may have been mundane, the car itself is not. As you might expect of a vehicle that could be thought of as the roadbound equivalent of Air Force One, this is a very special automobile. And, though it may have started life as your uncle's Cadillac DeVille, it's one of a kind. Of course, given the need for maximum security, no one—from Cadillac or the Secret Service—will tell exactly how this car differs from other Cadillac DeVilles. Even basic technical details like exterior dimensions and curb weight are classified. But, Cadillac does admit that the car is equipped with such enhancements as an integrated 10-disc CD changer, a foldaway desktop and reclining rear seats with massaging, adaptive cushions. Regardless of the secrecy surrounding the car's specs, even the most casual observer can see that this Cadillac is a rolling fortress. Compared to previous presidential limousines, this DeVille is clearly a protective conveyance and not simply a parade vehicle. The car's small backlite, thick A-pillars and heavily armored appearance announce its purpose. We do know that this Cadillac is less of a Caddy beneath its bulletproof skin than Air Force One is a basic Boeing 747. Insiders at Cadillac say this limo "is a completely unique vehicle with no shared technology, design or learning passed between it and any production vehicle." An examination of its exterior suggests that the only stock components are the headlights, taillights and wreath-and-crest emblem atop the grille. Like DeVilles at your Caddy dealership, this one has Night Vision--but the camera has been moved from its spot in the middle of the grille to an undisclosed location. And, the drivetrain behind the presidential grille isn't the Northstar system. Most likely it's an all-wheel-drive setup based on what's underneath a Cadillac Escalade, with some intense modifications. Note that even the standard DeVille's flush-style door handles have been replaced by a loop-type design apparently borrowed from the 1992-99 generation Buick LeSabre, providing added leverage for opening the extra-thick, heavy doors and doubling as grab-handles for the Secret Service agents running alongside the car. Every inch of the limo's metal skin is backed by military-grade armor, which offers the highest level of protection with the least weight and bulk penalty. The car's windows—which do not open—are actually transparent armor. All the car's armor is at least 5 in. thick, giving the president maximum protection in the event of any attack. The interior is also environmentally sealed to protect the occupants from chemical and airborne germ-warfare terrorism. Careful study shows that the wheel openings are larger than stock to accommodate the size of the Goodyear run-flat tires. The front fenders, which carry the flag stanchions, have small spotlights to illuminate the flags. The car's front bumper houses foglights and special flashers--a red one on the driver's side, white or clear on the passenger's side. Connected to the trunklid are five antennas. Inside, there is room for six people to join the president, all on leather seating. Two sit up front, flanking a console-mounted communications center. In back, behind a glass partition, there are three rear-facing seats with cushions that can be folded up separately against the partition. The president and another passenger sit in the individually reclining rear seats. A folding desk separates the two rear seats, and storage compartments in the interior panels contain communications equipment. The presidential motorcade includes a special rolling communications center, so the limo need not carry as much communications equipment as Air Force One. Since the glass surrounding him is so thick, blocking out most natural light, the president gets needed light from a fluorescent halo lighting system in the headliner. And naturally, the president has his own switches for the climate-control and sound systems. After all, presidential comfort is as important as presidential security. _____ Photo survery of presidential limousines: http://my.net-link.net/~dcline/limopres.htm
President Bush, alights from his limousine, to attend a Service of Prayer and Remembrance, at the St. John's Episcopal Church, commemorating the third anniversary of Sept. 11 attacks, Saturday, Sept. 11, 2004, in Washington. Seated inside the limousine is White House National Security adviser Condoleezza Rice. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)	President Bush leaves his limousine as he walks towards Air Force One en route to Minnesota for a day of campaigning., Thursday, Sept. 16, 2004 at Andrews Air Force Base outside Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush, center, walks from his limousine as he arrives for morning services at St. John's Church Sunday, May 30, 2004 in Washington. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)	Following the Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation Summit in Thailand, U.S. President George W. Bush is saluted by a military officer as he steps out of his limousine at the presidential palace in the island city-state of Singapore on the southern tip of the Malay peninsula, Tuesday, Oct. 21, 2003. Bush is in the midst of an ambitious nine-day trip to Asia and Australia with stops remaining in Bali, Canberra, and Honolulu, Hawaii. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
The limousine carrying President Bush pulls out of the underground garage at the DeSoto Civic Center in Southaven, Miss., after a security scare Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003. A car ran a police checkpoint outside the arena where President Bush was speaking Saturday and rammed the building. Authorities took away the driver and at least two children who were with her. Bush was inside the building at the time and wasn't hurt. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)	** RETRANSMISSION OF CDH108 FOR IMPROVED QUALITY ** Police officers restrain an unidentified boy during an apparent security scare near the presidential limousine outside of the DeSoto Civic Center where President Bush was speaking in Southaven, Miss., Saturday, Nov. 1, 2003. A car penetrated the security perimeter around the arena where President Bush was speaking Saturday and rammed the building. Authorities took away the driver, a woman, and three children who were with her. Bush was inside the building when the incident happened and was not hurt. He left the arena shortly afterward from an exit about 40 yards from the car. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush heads to his limousine Thursday, March 25, 2004, at Manchester Airport in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)	President Bush waves before entering his limousine after Air Force One landed in Toledo, Ohio Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2004. The President was in Toledo to speak at Owens Community College. (AP Photo/Daniel Miller)
President Bush waves after exiting Air Force One at the 145th Airlift Wing, Air National Guard base in Charlotte, N.C., Monday, April 5, 2004. Bush was visiting Charlotte Monday for a press conference on job training and the economy and luncheon to raise money for the upcoming elections. (AP PHOTO/CHRIS KEANE)
The presidential limousine carrying President Bush drives across the tarmac near Air Force One Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport in Bradenton, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)	President Bush's limousine drives through the harsh and desolate land outside the Al Udied air base in Doha, Qatar for the return flight to Washington, Thursday June 5, 2003. Bush is returning after a seven-day trip to Poland, Russia, France and the Middle East. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
Secret Service agents protect the new limousine of President Bush as he leaves the Capitol during the inaugural parade Saturday, Jan. 20, 2001, in Washington. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)	A supporter of President George W. Bush waves as the morotcade passes by with the United States Secret Service Agents as they enter PGA National Thursday, Jan.8, 2004 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fla. Bush was in Florida to attend a fundraiser. (AP Photo/Steve Mitchell) Secret Service communications vehicle (see in photo above).
President George W. Bush's motorcade, including an escort of police cars and secret service agents, travels down the Mall in London, Wednesday Nov. 19, 2003. President Bush, who is on a state visit to Britain, is on his way from Buckingham Palace to the Banqueting House in Whitehall. (AP Photo/Laurent Rebours)	President Bush waves from the running board of a Secret Service vehicle as he and first lady Laura Bush walk from Marine One at the Frederick Municipal Airport in Frederick, Md., following a flight from the White House in Washington, Friday, March 28, 2003. With bad weather predicted for the landing zone at Camp David, the first couple continued on via motorcade to the presidential retreat. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice walks at left. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)
President Bush, second from left, reaches out to an unidentified agent during a commotion at the former Mapocho Train Station where leaders of the 21-member APEC are attending a formal dinner Saturday Nov. 20, 2004 in Santiago, Chile. During a welcoming ceremony, Bush turned back after noticing a commotion apparently when one of his secret service agents was prevented by Chilean police from entering. The secret service agent was later allowed inside. (AP Photo/Josh Stephenson)	A US Secret Service officer, center, argues with Chilean police officers at the entrance of the Mapocho Space right after some members of President George W. Bush security detail were not allowed to enter with him to a state dinner for APEC leaders, Saturday, Nov. 20, 2004. (AP Photo/Ricardo Mazalan)
A. writes: The Secret Service officer's name [in the two photos above] is Nick Trotta. Here's some background info...along with another picture of him. Nick Trotta will always call New Rochelle "home" even though he spends much of his time alongside the President of the United States, protecting him. For more than 23 years Trotta has climbed through the ranks of the United States Secret Service and is presently one of two people in the Secret Service who never leaves the President's side. There is The Special Agent in Charge of the White House and the Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the President's Detail. Trotta is the latter and this is his story. Although Trotta is a shy and reserved man, he had no problem discussing his family history and the city of New Rochelle. "When I say that I am going home, I mean I am going to New Rochelle," Trotta said, reminiscing. Trotta was born in New Rochelle in 1959 to Italian immigrants Angelo and Angelina Trotta who came to New York right off the boat in 1954. he has a sister named Ann Marie. The family came from Stio, a small mountain town in Salerno, Italy. "My grandmother Carmela - my mother's mother - had been back and forth to the United States in the 1800s - her father was an importer/exporter. My uncle Joseph came to live in Harlem, New York. From there he moved to New Rochelle, 6th Street by St. Joseph's Church," Trotta said. It was this uncle who called the Trotta's to come to America. "They had a great vision - they left everything except for one trunk (which they still have today) and moved to New Rochelle," Trotta said. His father worked three jobs, saved most of his money, and within a couple of years purchased the house where they still live. "I admire both of my parents," Trotta says naming them as his role models. "When I look at all of the traveling that I did throughout my career - I know that I am blessed, but for them to get up and leave - leave your own family - is just amazing." Angelo worked 20 years for the Board of Education as a laborer. "My mother got a job at New Rochelle hospital - she was a seamstress who worked in the laundry department," he said. Trotta attended kindergarten at Columbus School, grammar school at St. Joseph's, and then onto Salesian High School. "Salesian and St. Joseph's played a big role in my upbringing," he said. He also recalls Dennis Beavers who owned a gas station (now a repair shop on charles Street and Washington Ave.). "We used to hang out there since I was 9; Dennis kept me out of trouble." Trotta has a routine when he returns to New Rochelle. "I walk up Washington Ave. and go to the deli on the corner of 4th and Washington Ave. I pick up the papers and I would walk to 3rd Street near Paul Sarachelli's house. I yell out his name, 'Hey Paulie...' I do it to this day. he and his wife come to the window," he said. "I miss the whole New York scene." Trotta also recalls playing stickball with childhood friends Doug McLeer, Joe Colangelo, Ed Spallone, Ed Amori, Claudio Trotta, Huey McLeer and Billy Banfield at Washington School at Union Ave.  "We also played street hockey, we didn't have any equipment back then - we just kind of bounced off cars," he said. "Two things you didn't do back then were criticize Bruno Sammartino (a famous WWF wrestler) and curse on church property." Nick Trotta's wife Donna grew up on Warren Street also in New Rochelle (her parents still reside there) and attended St. Gabriel Church. Her maiden name is Banfield. he met her in 1978 through a friend and they married in 1982. Three priests officiated the wedding: Father Diego Borgatello, SDB, Father Paul Avallone, SDB, and Father Joe DeSanto. The trotta's have three children: Danielle, who is the oldest, a Sophomore at West Virginia, (born in New Rochelle), Jacqueline (also born in New Rochelle) is a Sophomore in high school in Maryland and the youngest of them is Nicholas, who was born in Maryland in 1992. He is an avid fan of the Orioles, unlike his dad who favors the Yankees. The las member of the Trotta family is their Labrador named Casey. "Donna and I have never taken a trip alone in 21 years of our marriage because everything centers on the kids," he said. "Donna has four kids to worry about and I am one of them," he said. "If she had my job [I think she would be able to manage it] - I don't know how I would do her job. She keeps this thing together," he said. The President has invited his family to Christmas parties at the White House. "My biggest thrill is when I bring my family and friends here - to give them a tour of the White House - this is the only way I can share with them what I do," he said. "Faith and religion play an important role in my life," Trotta explained. He had a strong Catholic upbringing and credits (beside his own family) a loving priest named Father Diego Borgatello, SDB who is now deceased. He left a big impression on many people in New Rochelle. Friends and family still honor the priest with a yearly dinner and Mass at Salesian provincial house. Since he was eight years old - Nick remembers the beloved priest. "Our relationship with priests has always been excellent," he said. "Father Diego was a remarkable man, probably the holiest person I ever met. I feel his presence today. I truly feel blessed in my career due to this man." Trotta spent several years of his life working with disabled kids in the New Rochelle Parks and Recreation Department during his attendance at Iona College where he graduated with a BS in Criminal Justice. "I can say that I am doing exactly what I wanted to do as a kid, not many people can say that," he said. Trotta said that he learned about the Secret Service at Iona and recalls a story the he will never forget. "One of my supervisors from Parks and Recreation heard that I was going to be interviewed for The Secret Service and she told me that I can't get it - no one from here gets that, you have to know someone to get the job," he said. "I ran to Father Diego - and he said let's pray about it - to see what God had to say about it." Perhaps God did have something to say about it because he was hired on July 20, 1981, with the Uniform Division of the Secret Service. Father Joe DeSanto, who was the Department Chairman of the Criminal Justice Department at Iona College, had passed Trotta's name along to Jerry Parr - (the Special Agent in charge when President Reagan was shot; Parr was the agent who put Reagan in the car and made the decision to bring him to the hospital). "I guess someone knew someone," he said. years later when Trotta checked his personnel file - he saw a not from Parr that read, "comes recommended by the priest." "I never forgot that," Trotta said. The United States Secret Service is mandated to carry out two missions: protection and criminal investigations. They protect the President and Vice President, their families, heads of state, and other designated individuals; and investigate threats against them. The Uniform Division along with other members of the Secret Service protects the White House, Vice President's Residence, Foreign Missions, and other buildings within Washington, D.C. The Secret Service also investigates violations of laws relating to counterfeiting of U.S. currency. This is the world that Trotta would soon be committed to. "Donna and I got engaged in October of 1981. I flew up from the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center in Glynco, Georgia to see Donna and I said we have to go see Father Diego and went to purchase the ring and then I had to fly back - I left the next day - this set the tone for the next 23 years," he said. Trotta was then selected to be a Special Agent and with that came new orders - they were moving back to New York where they purchased a home in Pelham. As a Special Agent, Trotta was tasked with investigations of counterfeit U.S. currency, which wa the Secret Service's first mandate since its origin in 1865. As a new agent he was assigned to the New York field office at 6 World Trade Center. From 6 World Trade Center, Trotta got to know what it was like in the Secret Service. Trotta's first experienced protecting America's leaders during a two-month stint with Presidential Democratic candidate Rev. Jesse Jackson in 1984. After that , he and his family moved to Italy and spent two years there working in conjunction with Italian authorities - with the Milan Italy Task Force. "This was a very difficult time for my family," Trotta recalls. "I was traveling a lot over there. Italian wine was being poisoned at the time, president Reagan ordered a strike on Libya - we lived in a community where there were many protests against the U.S. Chernobyl hit - and Italy was the third country that was the hardest hit - Italy banned milk - so with all this, I sent my family home," he said. Eventually he was transferred back to New York in 1988. Moving Up in the Ranks "I did not want to go to Washington - I just wanted to stay in New York. The Assistant Director told me that I would soon be transferred to the Presidential detail," Trotta said. "It is a unique mission - protecting the President. I truly believe that every Secret Service agent comes on this job to protect the President or the Vice President," he said. That same year (1988) he returned from Italy back to New York and he served on the Presidential Detail at the end of President Reagan's Administration. In November of 1992 Trotta was transferred to the Office of Training. In 1995 the Trotta's sold their house in Pelham. In April of 1996 he became the Assistant to the Special Agent in Charge of Special Services overseeing the armored fleet that protected the President.  In 1998 Trotta was sent back to the Presidential Detail. "It was an unbelievable honor and privilege to come back a second time." he said since he had already been with President Reagan and George Bush Sr. In January of 1999 he went back briefly to the Office of Inspection. In 2000 as an Inspector he once again became the Assistant Special Agent in Charge. In 1997, Congressional legislation became effective limiting Secret Service protection to former Presidents for a period of not more than 10 years after they left office. And then in 2000, The Secret Service changed the way presidential campaigns were staffed. "They selected me to oversee Elizabeth Dole's Presidential campaign, but then she dropped out," he said. "I was then told that I would be reassigned to Texas Governor George W. Bush, he said, adding that Secret Service Director said he wanted Trotta to bring the Bush campaign to the same level of protection as the presidential detail. "That was the only thing I knew," Trotta said. Trotta was placed in charge of all the agents assigned to Governor Bush. "So I sat down with Governor Bush and worked out the details. I felt that the Director asked me to do this because of my merit." During the busy campaign Bush made a stop at New York. "I invited my family," he said, recalling that his mother (being the Italian woman that she was) wanted to bring the governor a dish of lasagna. "I got on the phone and told her 'mom - you can't do that' - you just can't bring food to the governor," he said, jokingly. "It was a very emotional moment for me. There was the Governor talking to my family and the senior staff showed a lot of interest in my family - their background and their morals." When Bush was elected - Trotta was there. "I was asked to, by the Director, to work the transition between the Clinton Administration and the Bush Administration." While Bush was in Rome in July 2000, Trotta took the opportunity to pray about this job. "I told the advance team that I would be off from three hours and I went to the Vatican." There Trotta prayed and pondered on his future and the fact that God had blessed him for 20 years and asked if he should retire. "Father Diego said to me that when making a major decision - don't do it by yourself - go to God," he said, adding, "I am still here [in the Secret Service]." The Director then asked Trotta to go back to the Presidential Detail with President Bush. "When the Director asks, you go," Trotta said. At first he was charged with protecting the first Family. for a third time he would be returning to the Presidential Detail as he became the Assistant Special Agent in Charge. "Not many of us have the privilege of serving a third time with President," he said. In January 2003 he was selected as Deputy Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Detail. "When the President leaves the White House - it is either he [The Deputy] or the Special Agent in Charge who accompanies him," Trotta explained. "September 11 is one of those days we will never forge," Trotta said. "I was assigned as the afternoon supervisor- back then I was the Assistant Special Agent in Charge." Trotta was at the White House. President Bush spent the morning talking to schoolchildren in Florida. Trotta was at the White House gym on that fateful morning. He was flipping through the channels when he saw the images like everyone else witnessed. "My first reaction was a plane hit the towers like the one did to the Empire State Building in the 1940s."  When the second plane struck the towers, Trotta knew there was an attack. "I quickly got dressed and reported to my office and met the Special Agent in Charge. We began making decision. We train and practice for this," Trotta said. At sometime during the day it was decided that Trotta would to to the First Lady's location (which was undisclosed). That night, by the President's own decision, Bush came back to the White House and the First Lady was relocated back to the White House. "We know there are people watch us - we have to stay alert - I have to motivate way over 300 people - every agent and officer assigned to the President has to stay sharp," he said. As part of their training, Trotta explained, the Secret Service contemplated that initial strikes could be a diversion and "we were prepared for that." Trotta admits that the Agency learned from the whole experience. "We as an agency succeeded because of our training and we have gotten a lot better." Trotta's office is actually located in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building formerly known as the Old Executive Building. "The White House has been with me since 1981," he said. "I never forget where I am at [The White House]; a day does not go by that I am still in awe." Trotta knows his actions and words are extremely important and can have a huge impact on our nation's leaders. "I have to be very sure of what I say to the Chief of Staff to the President, or the First Lady or even the President," he said. "I don't get involved with politics. When we make a decision - we do so with one that is the safest for the President and his family. Ultimately the President says what he wants to do, usually taking the Secret Service's advice." Trotta was once again on the move in September as President Bush gave a speech at the United Nations urging the international community to assist the United States with rebuilding Iraq. "We had 60 heads of state in New York so it really was like a Secret Service reunion," he said. As another election draws near it is clear that Trotta has his eyes on retirement which more than likely will encompass this lasting faith and his family in a strong capacity. "I do miss a lot of family functions," he said. "But, I am really not sure that I ever dreamed about getting this far." And for now, he chooses to continue to stand next to the President.
President Bush walks to the White House after bike riding at the Secret Service facility in Beltsville, Md., Sunday, Sep. 5, 2004, in Washington. Man at the back in an unidentified Secret Service agent. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)	President Bush watches a bomb sniffing dog during a Secret Service training exercise, Friday, April 19, 2002, at the James J. Rowley Training Center in Beltsville, Maryland. Bush visited the Secret Service training facility, before going to Camp David for the weekend. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
President Bush, right, rides his mountain bike as he starts out at Quantico Marine Base and FBI Training Facilities Sunday, Oct. 3, 2004 in Quantico, Va. Following Bush is a Secret Service Agent. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)	Secret Service agents survey Manchester Airport as Air Force One lands at the airport with President Bush on board Thursday, March 25, 2004, in Manchester, N.H. (AP Photo/Lee Marriner)
A black bulletproof limousine with U.S. President George W. Bush passes a Jordanian national guard of honor during the arrival ceremony in Aqaba, Jordan, Wednesday, June 4, 2003. U.S. President Bush was convening a landmark meeting with the Israeli and Palestinian prime ministers Wednesday, hoping to advance a Middle East peace plan after winning new support from top Arab leaders. (AP Photo/Alexander Zemlianichenko)	President Bush leaves Air Force One early Friday morning, Nov. 28, 2003, after arriving at TSTC airfield after his visit to Iraq to spend Thanksgiving dinner with the troops. Bush boarded Marine One to his ranch near Crawford Texas. (AP Photo/Rod Aydelotte)
President Bush, top right, followed by White House Chief of Staff Andrew Card, top left, disembarks from the Air Force One after the plane developed some engine trouble before take off, Sunday, July 04, 2004, at Hagerstown Regional Airport in Hagerstown, Md. Bush was traveling to Charleston, W.V. for the Fourth of July celebrations. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)	Marine One helicopter, foreground, lands with President Bush on board as another prepares to land nearby at James Connally Airfield Wendesday August 14, 2002 in Waco, Texas. The president left his nearby Crawford, Texas ranch for a trip to Wisconson and Iowa. (AP Photo/Duane A. Laverty)
President Bush's Marine One helicopter and escorts fly over the Jefferson Memorial en route to the South Lawn of the White House, Thursday, Jan. 22, 2004, in Washington. Bush was returning after visiting Ohio, Arizona and New Mexico following Tuesday's State of the Union speech. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)	President Bush salutes during his arrival on the South Lawn on Marine One helicopter, Monday, May 24, 2004, in Washington. Bush traveled to Carlisle, Pa., to make a prime-time address at the U.S. Army War College. (AP Photo/Pablo Martinez Monsivais)
** RETRANSMITTED TO CORRECT NAME OF CITY TO LOS ALAMITOS, NOT LOS ALIMITOS ** President Bush exits a helicopter after arriving at Los Alamitos Army Reserve Base on Saturday, Aug. 24, 2002 in Los Alimitos, Calif. Bush than made his way to a waiting Air Force jet that will take him to New Mexico. President Bush spent the last two days in Calif. mostly on a fundraising trip for Calif. gubernatorial candidate Bill Simon. (AP Photo/Chris Urso)	A Marine One helicopter carrying President Bush taxies before taking off from Fort Lewis, Wash., Friday, June 18, 2004 with Mt. Rainier in the background near Tacoma, Wash. Bush on Friday used a western campaign swing to compliment America's military for the fight against terrorism. From Fort Lewis, Bush traveled to Seattle and then was scheduled to board Air Force One and fly to Reno, Nev. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
President Bush shakes hands with cheering American troops at al-Udeid air base in Doha, Qatar, as he prepares to board Air Force One for a return flight to Washington, Thursday June 5, 2003. The soldiers and airmen waited in sweltering 100-degree-plus heat to greet the commander-in-chief as he wrapped up a seven-day trip to Poland, Russia, France and the Middle East. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)	President Bush meets Freedom Corps Greeter Master Sgt. Gina Carnesecchi aboard Air Force One after arriving at MacDill Air Force Base in Tampa, Fla, Wednesday, June 16, 2004. Sgt. Carnesecchi founded Operation Lighthouse, a program at MacDill AFB to support troops who are deployed overseas. (AP Photo/White House, Eric Draper)
President Bush reaches out to cheering American troops at al-Udeid air base in Doha, Qatar, as he prepares to board Air Force One for a return flight to Washington, Thursday June 5, 2003. The soldiers and airmen waited in sweltering 100-degree-plus heat to greet the commander-in-chief as he wrapped up a seven-day trip to Poland, Russia, France and the Middle East. (AP Photo/J. Scott Applewhite)	President Bush, center, gestures to military personnel as he works the rope line at MacDill Air Force Base, Florida, Wednesday, June 16, 2004. (AP Photo/Charles Dharapak)
President Bush, left, fishes off of his father, former President George H.W. Bush's, boat Fidelity III under the watchful eye of a United States Secret Service agent, right, on a shoal near Boon Island, Maine, of the coast of Kennebunkport Sunday morning Aug. 8, 2004. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia)	The fuselage of the Boeing 707, used as Air Force One by seven presidents of the United States, is lifted by two cranes in a hangar at the airport in San Bernardino, Calif., Wednesday, June 18, 2003. The plane, in service from 1972 and decommissioned in Sept. 2001, served every president from Richard Nixon to George W. Bush. It will be towed Friday for its last trip from San Bernardino to the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library in Simi Valley, Calif., 106 miles distance, where it will be on permanent display once reassembled. (AP Photo/Jean-Marc Bouju)
Secret Service apprehend an unidentified man on the lawn of the White House after he jumped a fence and ran across the North Lawn at the White House on Wednesday Feb. 25, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)	Secret Service police officers prepare to take their positions on top of a concession stand Sunday, Feb. 15, 2004, at the Daytona International Speedway in Daytona Beach, Fla. U.S. President George W. Bush will be attending the Daytona 500 race. (AP Photo/Luis M. Alvarez)
Robert Pickett of Evansville, is seen in this 1971 Harrison High School yearbook photograph. Pickett who fired shots outside the White House fence was shot by a Secret Service officer Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2001 after a 10-minute standoff, officials said. The episode triggered a tight midday security clampdown. President Bush was safe in his residence, exercising, at the time. Vice President Dick Cheney was working in his office. Laura Bush was at the family ranch in Crawford, Texas. (AP Photo/Evansville Courier & Press)	An unidentified Bush protester is searched by Davenport Police Cpl. Greg Wolf after he crossed a security line during President Bush's arrival to speak in LeClaire Park in Davenport, Iowa, Wednesday, Aug. 4, 2004. The protester, who decline to give his name, was detained briefly and released after speaking with the Secret Service. (AP Photo/The Dispatch, Todd Mizener)
Members of the Secret Service stand in formation awaiting the arrival of President Bush on Air Force One at Buckley Air Force Base in Aurora, Colo., Monday, Sept. 13, 2004. (AP Photo/Jack Dempsey)	Jeff and Nicole Rank, the couple arrested after wearing anti-Bush shirts at the president's July 4 speech at the West Virginia Capitol Building, address the media in Charleston, W.Va., Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2004, about their arrest and pending lawsuit claiming that the Secret Service violated their First Amendment rights. (AP Photo/Bob Bird)
President Bush, center, trailed by two Secret Service agents, walks to Air Force One at Fort Smith, Ark. after speaking about his 'No Child Left Behind' in Van Buren, Ark., Tuesday, May 11, 2004. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert)	President Bush's English springer spaniel Spot boards Air Force One as a secret service agent tries to corral his Scottish terrier Barney after taking a walk Wednesday, April 16, 2003, at Lambert Airport in St. Louis. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam)
A Secret Service agent keeps watch as Air Force One, with President Bush aboard, prepares for takeoff at James Connally Airfield Thursday Aug. 22, 2002 in Waco, Texas. Bush, who has been vacationing at his nearby Crawford, Texas ranch, is traveling to Oregon. (AP Photo/Duane A. Laverty)	Secret Service agents, joined by a police officer, left, wait at a Waco, Texas airport for President Bush to arrive by helicopter from his ranch, Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2002. Bush arrived minutes later, boarded Air Force One, and flew to Jackson, Miss. (AP Photo/Ken Lambert)
A member of the Secret Service Tactical Unit peers through binoculars on top of the White House Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001 after security was tightened in Washington in the wake of U.S. military strikes in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)	Members of the Secret Service Tactical Unit stand on top of the White House Tuesday, Oct. 9, 2001 as security was tightened in Washington after the beginning of U.S. military strikes in Afghanistan. (AP Photo/Steve Helber)
U.S. Secret Service agents from the Counter Sniper Division keep a watchful eye during an event at the White House, Monday March 11, 2002, marking the six months since the September 11th attacks. Bush invited more than 100 ambassadors to the South Lawn to commemorate the day six months ago that New York's World Trade Center and the Pentagon were attacked. Among those also attending were members of Congress, relatives of some 300 victims and top administration officials.(AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)	Members of the Secret Service, left, look over the south lawn of The White House as President Bush, not shown, prepares to land in Marine One following a weekend of national security meetings at Camp David, Sunday, Sept. 16, 2001. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)
Uniform Secret Service prepare to deploy around the White House Sunday, Oct. 14, 2001, in Washington, as President Bush returns from a weekend at nearby Camp David, Md. (AP Photo/Joe Marquette)	Explosive ordnance disposal team members of the Secret Service examine a truck load of Christmas trees being delivered to the White House, Tuesday, Nov. 27, 2001. Since the September 11 terrorist attack, security is tighter at the White House. (AP Photo/Ron Edmonds)
Secret Service agents inspect luggage from members of the media travel pool on the tarmac next to Air Force One Tuesday morning, Sept. 11, 2001, at Sarasota/Bradenton International Airport in Sarasota, Fla. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius)	As an officer with the uniformed division of the Secret Service stands guard, President Bush arrives by helicopter on the White House's South Lawn, Monday, Feb. 12, 2001, in Washington. In the background is the Washington Monument. (AP Photo/Kenneth Lambert)
U.S. President George W. Bush speaks by telephone from the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, D.C., with New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani and New York Governor George Pataki, Thursday, Sept. 13, 2001. During the conversation with Giuliani, Bush announced he will travel to New York Friday to offer his help in sustaining the recovery from the worst terrorist attack in United States history. A U.S. Secret Service agent stands at left. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)	A uniformed Secret Service agent carries an automatic weapon outside the White House Tuesday, Sept. 11, 2001 as the White House and other Washington buildings were evacuated. The Capitol, White House, Pentagon, State Department and other buildings were evacuated as an apparent coordinated terrorist attack spread fear and chaos in the nation's Capitol. (AP Photo/Kamenko Pajic)
An anti-war protester climbs down off the top of the White House gates as uniformed members of the Secret Service reach out to arrest her, Wednesday, Oct 2, 2002. Protester unfurled banners and chanted "No War in Iraq" as President Bush meet with congressional leaders in the Oval Office to discuss a resolution backing the use of force in Iraq if necessary. (AP Photo/Doug Mills)	A Secret Service recruiter who declined to give her name speaks to a group of Muslims who declined to give their names at a career recruitment fair Saturday, June 1, 2002, at the Passaic County Muslim Center in Paterson, N.J. (AP Photo/Jeff Zelevansky)