THE MAN WHO NEVER LEAVES THE PRESIDENT’S SIDE

The nuclear football is carried by one of a series of rotating military aides who are always with the president, traveling in the same vehicle, taking the same elevator, and staying on the same floor of a hotel. These five aides are all high-ranking military officers, drawn from all five branches of service, and they have undergone the country’s most stringent background check (Yankee White) as well as extensive psychological testing.