# 012 - PT 1. Retired Assistant Director Nick Trotta

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Podcast: [Outside the Secret Service Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/outside-the-secret-service-podcast-7337301)
Published: 2025-08-05T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://OTSecretService.podbean.com/e/secret-stories-from-inside-the-secret-service/
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## Resource

Every job in the US Secret Service is important and comes with tremendous responsibility. None, however, may come with more responsibility than the Special Agent in Charge of a Protective Division. They are not only ultimately responsible for the safety and security of the Protectee, but they're responsible for the management of the workforce of their division. In this episode, you'll hear from retired Assistant Director Nick Trotta, known for his tenure as the Special Agent in Charge of the Presidential Protective Division. The Agent in Charge of a protective division is the agent "over the shoulder" of the protectee. They hear and see it all and, today, you will too. Did you ever wonder what it was like on the ground the night President George W. Bush threw out the first pitch of Game 3 of the World Series in New York in 2001? Wonder no more. Did you ever wonder how the Secret Service gets notified that the President has decided he's going to serve Thanksgiving dinner to troops in an active war zone? Well, we cover that too. Don't miss this chance to get an insider's perspective on some of the most significant moments in recent history, as told by the agent who lived them. #History #Legacy #PowerOfCommunity #Training #PelotonOne Deacon = President Carter HMFIC = High MoFo in Charge

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