The original mission of a U.S. agency

This video delve into brief history of the origin of the U.S. secret services. Back in 1865, as the nation was recovering from the Civil War, nearly one-third of all U.S. currency in circulation was counterfeit. The country’s economy was in jeopardy. To tackle this crisis, the U.S. Secret Service was born—not to guard the President, but to combat counterfeiters and restore faith in America’s money.