Steve Neavling
ticklethewire.com
Rex Scouten served 10 families as a Secret Service agent and was so popular that then-President Ronald Reagan named his dog “Rex” in honor of the Scouten.
The Washington Post reports that Scouten, who lived in Fairfax, VA., died Wednesday at a local hospital at the age of 88.
Harry S. Truman was president when Scouten first became a Secret Service agent. He continued the job through Bill Clinton’s presidency, the Post reported.
Scouten was promoted in 1969 to chief usher, a post he held until 1986.
The Post wrote that Scouten retired briefly before becoming the White House curator at President Reagan’s request.
