UPDATED SAIC of PPD list

The Associated Press, 7/18/98: “[Larry] Cockell is one of only 24 special agents to be in charge of the presidential protective division since it started in 1901 and is the first black to hold the job.”

1. Joseph E. Murphy (Teddy Roosevelt [1901]-Taft eras)

2. Dick Jervis (Wilson era)

3. Col. Edmund W. Starling (Wilson-FDR)

4. Michael F. Reilly (1943-1945)

5. George C. Drescher (SAIC 4/12/45-5/3/46; nephew Earl L. Drescher became the deputy chief of the Executive Protective Service in the late 1970’s)

6. James J. Rowley (1946-Sept. 1961)

7. Gerald A. Behn (Sept. 1961-Jan. 1965)

8. Rufus W. Youngblood (1965)

9. Thomas “Lem” Johns (Fall 1965)

10. Clinton J. Hill (Approx. 1966-1968)

11. Robert H. Taylor1 (LBJ & NIXON: 1968-Feb. 1973)

12. Richard E. Keiser (Feb. 1973-1978; Nixon, Ford, Carter)

13. John R. Simpson (Carter; 1978-1979)

14. Gerald S. Parr (Carter-Reagan; 1979-early 1982)

15. Robert DeProspero (Reagan, Jan. 1982-approx. April 1985)

16. Ray Shaddick (Reagan/ Bush; 1985-1989)

17. John W. Magaw (Bush; approximately 1989-1992)

18. Rich “Skip” Miller (Bush/ Clinton; approximately 1992-1993)

19. David Carpenter (Clinton; 1994-1995)

20. Don Flynn (Clinton)

21. Lewis C. Merletti (Clinton)

22. Brian L. Stafford (Clinton)

23. Larry Cockell (Clinton)

24.Carl Truscott (Bush)

25. Eddie Marinzel (Bush)

26. Nick Trotta (Bush)

27. Don White (Bush) [photo not available]

28. Joe Clancy (Obama; 2/1/09-6/30/11)

29. Vic Erevia (Obama; 2011-2013)

30. Robert Buster (Obama; 2013-2015; assistants: Thomas Rizza, Kimberly Tello)

31. Michael White (Obama/ Trump; 2015-2017)

MICHAEL WHITE-SAIC of PPD after Robert Buster: mid-2015 to 2017: Obama to first 5 months of Trump

https://www.hillardheintze.com/about/michael-white-4/

“His 26-year U.S. Secret Service career included responsibility for all protective measures for the U.S. President, First Lady, First Family, and White House Complex as well as service on the elite Presidential Protective Division (PPD) for the last five U.S. Presidents (Trump, Obama, Bush 43, Clinton and Bush 41)…Mike was first selected to join President Clinton’s protective detail in 1998. He was promoted to a key supervisory position in 2003. While serving on the presidential detail, Mike was responsible for implementing numerous strategic and operational enhancements to PPD, including development of specialized covert surveillance teams to strengthen protective measures surrounding the First Family following the attacks of 9-11…In 2006, Mike was ranked the top supervisory Special Agent in the entire Secret Service and promoted to a senior member of PPD…In 2015, Mike was selected as the Special Agent in Charge of PPD.”