who guards former president of the united states
Former Presidents Act The original act provided for lifetime Secret Service protection for former presidents. In 1997, it was reduced to 10 years for presidents taking office after 1997. The 1997 amendment was reverted by the Former Presidents Protection Act of 2012 (Pub.L. 112â€“257).[2] All living former presidents and their spouses are now entitled to receive lifetime Secret Service protection.[3]
Vice President of the United States The vice president is a statutory member of the National Security Council under the National Security Act of 1947, and through the 25th Amendment is the highest-ranking official in the presidential line of succession in the executive branch of the federal government.[4] The executive power of both the vice president and the president is granted under Article Two, Section One of the Constitution. The vice president is indirectly elected, together with the president, to a four-year term of office by the people of the United States through the Electoral College.[5] The Office of the Vice President of the United States assists and organizes the vice president's official functions.