DC Presidents DC Presidents The DC Presidents were a British American Football team based in County Durham who were disbanded for two short periods. DC Presidents reformed 4 October 2017 under new chairman Mark Quinn. The Presidents started in February 1985 when American Football enthusiasts Jeff Rutter and John Lockhart formed The Washington Presidents, named after the birthplace of the first US President George Washington’s grandfather; the summer of 1985 saw the club's first ever game. They played against another local new team the Darlington Dragons, which the Presidents won 62–10, with founder Jeff Rutter scoring on his début game as quarterback.
Former Presidents Act living former presidents: Herbert Hoover and Harry S. Truman. Dwight D. Eisenhower was the first president to fall under the act upon leaving office. 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" (). All living former presidents and their spouses after Dwight D. Eisenhower are now entitled to receive lifetime Secret Service protection. By law, former presidents are entitled to a pension, staff and office expenses, medical care or