# 024 - Retired Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert "Bobby Mac" McDonald

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Podcast: [Outside the Secret Service Podcast](https://stenobird.com/podcast/outside-the-secret-service-podcast-7337301)
Published: 2025-11-11T11:00:00+00:00
Episode link: https://OTSecretService.podbean.com/e/from-probation-to-protecting-presidents-bobby-mack-s-secret-service-story/
Audio file: https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/u2u6b334n7twm2tp/BobbyMacFinal-vaauzc-Optimized.mp3
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## Resource

Retired Assistant Special Agent in Charge Robert "Bobby Mac" McDonald joins the OTSS podcast to trace his path from serving as a federal probation officer to 20+ years in the U.S. Secret Service. He generously shares behind-the-scenes stories from New Haven, D.C., both the Presidential and Vice Presidential detail and his post-USSS time with the NBA. Now an assistant professor at the University of New Haven, Bobby Mac reflects on ethics, leadership, preparing the next generation of practitioners, and practical insights about AI, accountability, and life after federal service.

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