Obama Protection 4

Not that exciting actually. It's the presidential call button, for when you need a glass of
water or a spec-ops strike stat!

http://whitehousemuseum.org/blog/2008/04/presidents-call-button.html

A2 writes:

Do you not think the omnipresent call button box and the "handheld GPS like" CINCTracker
could be connected? Seems to be the obvious answer.

Cryptome:

Agreed. We're expecting to learn that the call button is not altogether a simple device,
camouflaged as an innocuous paper weight. Weird, to use a dinky wooden box with a
formulaic red button and presidential seal, as if a joke is being played on us yokels if not
the Man himself.

As far as we can find in photos, Clinton is the first to use the wooden box, though there
may have been other versions, Tricky Dick's taping system, say, and perhaps others not
yet aired.

Could be the box hides a wireless mic for a taping system. Maybe Hill gave it as a
gift to Bill to secretly record his dalliances, the SS abetting. Or it could be a prank:
press the button to hear "fucking jerk, you're an asshole." A cavity resonator, and so on.

The Secret Service protection team is located directly below the Oval Office and
Cabinet Room. That is likely where the prez-sensoring gadgetry is mastered.
There are diverse means to spy the prez and his "institution," and some of
the obvious trappings are exhibited to deflect attention from the others.

Still, sometimes a call button is just that dumb.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, January 29, 2009.

U.S. President Barack Obama speaks after signing an executive order closing the military prison at the U.S. military base in Guantanamo, Cuba, in the Oval Office on his second official day at the White House in Washington in this January 22, 2009 file photo. A cry of "not in my backyard" is growing louder over where to relocate terrorism suspects held at Guantanamo Bay once the military-run prison is closed.

A folder for U.S. President Barack Obama left by former President George W. Bush sits on the Resolute desk in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington January 20, 2009. Picture taken January 20, 2009.

This official White House photograph shows US President Barack Obama (R) meeting with White House Chief of Staff Rahm Emanuel (L) on Wednesday morning, January 21, 2009 at the White House in Washington, DC.

U.S. President Barack Obama's desk is seen in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, January 29, 2009.

US President George W. Bush signs a Presidential Proclamation Designating the World War II Valor in the Pacific National Monument and the Presidential Proclamation in Honor of National Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day 2008 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on December 5, 2008. Standing behind Bush are (L-R): Jay Groff, a Pearl Harbor survivor; George Sullivan, chairman of the Arizona Memorial Museum Association; Department of the Navy Secretary Donald Winter; and Vice Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff General James "Hoss" Cartwright.

Clinton desk with call button near telephone. From:

http://www.1observatorycircle.com/west-wing/oval-office-history.htm

President Barack Obama, center, returns to the White House after playing a game of basketball with members of his staff and guests, Saturday, Feb. 28, 2009, in Washington. Photo by AP

U.S. President Barack Obama (C) watches the Washington Wizards NBA basketball game against the Chicago Bulls in Washington February 27, 2009. REUTERS [Two Secret Service agents behind Obama's friend at his left.]

President Barack Obama wears a Jorg Gray 6500 Chronograph, given to him as a birthday gift by Secret Service agents (note the SS star on the watch face). Watches may be used as tracking and panic devices.

White House photo.

Chicago Bulls fan President Barack Obama, center, reacts to a Bulls three-pointer against the Washington Wizards during the fourth quarter of an NBA basketball game on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009 in Washington. Photo by AP

U.S. President Barack Obama uses a Blackberry device as he makes his way toward the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, January 29, 2009. Obama was allowed to keep the Blackberry after security modifications were made.

U.S. President Barack Obama places a Blackberry device back in the holster as he makes his way toward the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, January 29, 2009. Obama was allowed to keep the Blackberry after security modifications were made.

What appears to be Obama's personal communication device is in the box between him and Rahm.
It tracks his location. White House photo.

U.S. President Barack Obama (L) is followed Secret Service agents as he walks across the tarmac past Marine One at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station (MCAS), North Carolina, February 27, 2009. REUTERS

President Barack Obama greets well wishers after he disembarked Air Force One at Cherry Point Marine Corps Air Station en route to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C., Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Photo by AP

President Barack Obama and Defense Secretary Robert Gates step off Marine One upon their arrival at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, en route to Marine Corps Base Camp Lejeune, N.C. on Friday, Feb. 27, 2009. Photo by AP

IN this Jan. 9, 2006, file photo, Marine One and a back up helicopter fly in at the White House in Washington. President Barack Obama never had a helicopter, which he says might explain why he's perfectly happy with the current White House fleet and doesn't need a more costly one. The new fleet of 28 Marine One helicopters being built by Lockheed Martin Corp., now over budget at $11.2 billion, will cost more than Air Force One. Photo by AP

With Air Force one in the background, President Barack Obama signs autographs after arriving at Buckley Air Force Base in Colorado, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009. AP Photo by Gerald Herbert

Marine One, seen in background, carrying President Barack Obama, is seen from the wing of Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009,prior to the president's trip to Denver, Colo. AP Photo by Gerald Herbert

President Barack Obama salutes as he disembarks from Marine One to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Tuesday, Feb. 17, 2009. AP Photo by Gerald Herbert [Anti-missile countermeasure device at right of chopper wheel.]

President Obama's limousine pulls up to Air Force One as he arrives at Sky Harbor International Airport Tuesday, Feb 17, 2009, in Phoenix. Obama is in Phoenix to unveil his program for dealing with housing foreclosures in a speech at Dobson High School Wednesday. AP Photo by Paul Connors

President Barack Obama departs Air Force One at Andrews AFB, Md., Monday, Feb. 16, 2009, returning from Chicago after a three day weekend. AP Photo by Lawrence Jackson [Anti-missile IRCM lens in green.]

U.S. Secret Service agents provide security for President Barack Obama and Air Force One in Peroria, Illinois, February 12, 2009. REUTERS

U.S. President Barack Obama walks beside his limousine to board Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, February 12, 2009. REUTERS

President Barack Obama walks to greet well-wishers before boarding Air Force One in Peoria, Ill., Thursday, Feb. 12, 2009. AP Photo by Charles Dharapak

U.S President Barack Obama walks to Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base near Washington, February 10, 2009. Obama is travelling to Fort Myers, Florida, to push his administration's economic stimulus package. Reuters

President Barack Obama steps out of Air Force One upon his arrival at Andrews Air Force Base, Md. Thursday, Feb.. 12, 2009. AP Photo by Jose Luis Magana

President Barack Obama walks with Andrews Air Force Base Commander, Col. Steven Shepro, after arriving aboard Marine One, prior to boarding Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland, Monday, Feb. 9, 2009. AP Photo by Gerald Herbert

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 5: Marine 1, carrying President Barack Obama, departs from the South Lawn of the White House in February 5, 2009 in Washington, DC. This was Obama's maiden voyage aboard Marine 1, which was transporting him to Andrews Air Force Base for his first ride on Air Force One as president. Getty Images

US President Barack Obama boards Air Force One at Andrews Air Force Base, MD, February 5, 2009 for his first flight. Obama is traveling to the House Democrats Issues Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia, his first trip on Marine One and Air Force One. AFP/Getty Images

WASHINGTON - FEBRUARY 09: U.S. President Barack Obama (C) salutes as he steps down from the Marine One after he landed at the South Lawn of the White House February 9, 2009 in Washington, DC. Obama was in Elkhart, Indiana, earlier speaking to residents on the economic stimulus package. Getty Images

Heavily armed police are positioned before the Marine One helicopter at the US Capitol for departing US President George W. Bush following the inauguration of Barack Obama as 44th US president in Washington on January 20, 2009. by AFP/Getty Images

Security forces guard Marine One on January 20, 2009 at the US Capitol in Washington, DC. US President George W. Bush will take the helicopter as he leaves Washington after the swearing in of US President-elect Barack Obama. AFP/Getty Images