White House
From Turtledove
The White House was used in this capacity by every President from John Adams onward, although it was briefly abandoned by President James Madison after it was burned by British forces in 1814, and by President George W. Bush in 2001 when it was believed to be at risk for aerial attack by al-Qaeda terrorists.
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[edit] White House in The Guns of the South
Confederate General Robert E. Lee's offensive of 1864 was successful in occupying Washington City and capturing the White House. President Abraham Lincoln did not flee the city and was taken prisoner there. He invited Lee into his parlour and negotiated an armistice which ended the fighting of the Second American Revolution.
[edit] White House in In the Presence of Mine Enemies
The White House was destroyed along with the rest of Washington, DC by the Greater German Reich during the Third World War.
[edit] White House in The Man With the Iron Heart
The White House was the site of Diana McGraw's second organized protest against the continued American occupation of Germany in December, 1945. The picketers were joined by Representative Jerry Duncan and Senator Robert Taft, and covered heavily by the media. In response, President Harry Truman, personally came out to speak to McGraw in an attempt to convince her that her actions were incorrect. McGraw did not agree.
[edit] White House in Southern Victory
The White House, along with the rest of Washington, DC, came under Confederate artillery fire early in the Second Mexican War. President James G. Blaine evacuated the seat of government to Philadelphia, where he established his residence in Powel House. The US capital remained there, and although Washington remained the de jure capital of the United States, its government buildings, including the White House, were generally used only for ceremonial occasions.
During the Great War, the White House was destroyed during a much more thorough bombardment of the city that destroyed most of its major monuments and allowed Confederate forces to occupy the city for most of the war. The White House was rebuilt after the war.
President Upton Sinclair stayed in the White House while attending the funeral of his predecessor, President Theodore Roosevelt, in Washington. He described the experience as "like living in a museum."
[edit] White House in Worldwar
The White House was destroyed with the rest of Washington, DC by the Race's Conquest Fleet.
[edit] White House in "News From the Front"
The White House was the scene of several protests as President Franklin D. Roosevelt's war policy grew increasingly unpopular.
