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The bill that established the secret service lay unsigned on Lincoln's desk the night he was assassinated, and it was created shortly thereafter, but wasn't assigned to protect the President until just after McKinley's assassination. In the interim, what steps were taken to protect the President?

by /u/td4999 in /r/AskHistorians

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