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{{short description|Bunker underneath the East Wing of the White House}} | |||
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| name = Presidential Emergency Operations Center | | name = Presidential Emergency Operations Center | ||
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| caption = After addressing the nation on the evening of [[September 11 attacks|September 11]], President [[George W. Bush]] meets with the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center | | caption = After addressing the nation on the evening of [[September 11 attacks|September 11]], President [[George W. Bush]] meets with the [[United States National Security Council|National Security Council]] in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. | ||
| location = [[Washington, D.C.]] | | location = [[Washington, D.C.]] | ||
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==History== | ==History== | ||
===World War II=== | ===World War II=== | ||
The first White House bunker was built during [[World War II]] to protect [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in the event of an aerial attack on | The first White House bunker was built during [[World War II]] to protect [[President of the United States|President]] [[Franklin D. Roosevelt]] in the event of an aerial attack on [[Washington, D.C.]] | ||
The present-day PEOC space has modern communications equipment including televisions and phones to coordinate with outside government entities. During a breach of White House security, including violations of the [[Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area|Washington, D.C. Air Defense Identification Zone]] (P-56 airspace), the president and other protectees are relocated to the executive briefing room, next to the PEOC. Day to day, the PEOC is staffed around the clock by joint-service [[military officers]] and [[non-commissioned officer]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Darling |first=Robert J. |author-link= |date=29 July 2010 |title=24 Hours Inside the President's Bunker: 9-11-01: the White House |url= |location= |publisher=iUniverse|page=50 |isbn=978-1450244237}}</ref> | The present-day PEOC space has modern communications equipment, including televisions and phones to coordinate with outside government entities. During a breach of White House security, including violations of the [[Washington, DC Metropolitan Area Special Flight Rules Area|Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone]] (P-56 airspace), the president and other protectees are relocated to the executive briefing room, next to the PEOC. Day to day, the PEOC is staffed around the clock by joint-service [[military officers]] and [[non-commissioned officer]]s.<ref>{{cite book |last=Darling |first=Robert J. |author-link= |date=29 July 2010 |title=24 Hours Inside the President's Bunker: 9-11-01: the White House |url= |location= |publisher=iUniverse|page=50 |isbn=978-1450244237}}</ref> | ||
===September 11 attacks=== | ===September 11 attacks=== | ||
[[File:Vice President Cheney with Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) (19909482992).jpg|thumb|Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], First Lady [[Laura Bush]], and Second Lady [[Lynne Cheney]] in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center following the [[September 11 attacks]]]] | [[File:Vice President Cheney with Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney in the President's Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) (19909482992).jpg|thumb|Vice President [[Dick Cheney]], First Lady [[Laura Bush]], and Second Lady [[Lynne Cheney]] in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center following the [[September 11 attacks]]]] | ||
During the [[September 11 attacks]], a number of key personnel were evacuated from their offices in the White House to the PEOC. These included [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]], [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]], [[Lynne Cheney]], [[Condoleezza Rice]], [[Mary Matalin]], [[Scooter Libby|"Scooter" Libby]], [[Joshua Bolten]], [[Karen Hughes]], [[Stephen Hadley]], [[David Addington]], [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents, [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Major (United States)|major]] [[Michael R. Fenzel|Mike Fenzel | During the [[September 11 attacks]], a number of key personnel were evacuated from their offices in the White House to the PEOC. These included [[Vice President of the United States|Vice President]] [[Dick Cheney]], [[First Lady of the United States|First Lady]] [[Laura Bush]], [[Lynne Cheney]], [[Condoleezza Rice]], [[Mary Matalin]], [[Scooter Libby|"Scooter" Libby]], [[Joshua Bolten]], [[Karen Hughes]], [[Stephen Hadley]], [[David Addington]], [[United States Secret Service|Secret Service]] agents, [[United States Army|U.S. Army]] [[Major (United States)|major]] and [[White House Fellows|White House Fellow]] [[Michael R. Fenzel|Mike Fenzel]], and other staff including [[Norman Mineta]]. President [[George W. Bush]] was visiting a school in Florida at the time of the attacks.<ref name="clarke18">{{cite book|first=Richard A.|last=Clarke|author-link=Richard A. Clarke|title=Against All Enemies|publisher=Free Press|year=2004|location=New York|page=[https://archive.org/details/againstallenemie00clar/page/4/5/18 4,5, 18]|isbn=0-7432-6024-4|url-access=registration|url=https://archive.org/details/againstallenemie00clar/page/18}}</ref> | ||
===May 29, 2020=== | ===May 29, 2020=== | ||
President [[Donald Trump]] retreated to the PEOC during the night of May 29, 2020, at the beginning of the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{cite news|title=As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back|author1=Peter Baker|author2=Maggie Haberman|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/politics/trump-protests-george-floyd.html|date=May 31, 2020|access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite | President [[Donald Trump]] retreated to the PEOC during the night of May 29, 2020, at the beginning of the [[George Floyd protests]].<ref>{{cite news|title=As Protests and Violence Spill Over, Trump Shrinks Back|author1=Peter Baker|author2=Maggie Haberman|work=New York Times|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/05/31/us/politics/trump-protests-george-floyd.html|date=May 31, 2020|access-date=May 31, 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Walker |first1=Tim |title=First Thing: with America ablaze, Trump retreated to the bunker |url=https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2020/jun/01/first-thing-with-america-ablaze-trump-retreated-to-the-bunker |website=The Guardian |access-date=27 November 2025 |date=1 June 2020}}</ref> | ||
After his time in the bunker was reported in the news, Trump demanded that officials find and prosecute those responsible for the information getting to the press.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Karni |first2=Annie |title=Does Trump Want to Fight for a Second Term? His Self-Sabotage Worries Aides |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/us/politics/trump-2020-election.html |work=New York Times |accessdate=June 18, 2020 |date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> Trump's secretary of defense, [[Mark Esper]], described in his 2022 book that Trump stated the person who leaked his whereabouts "should be tried for treason and should be executed".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Devan |title=Trump said whoever 'leaked' info on his White House bunker stay should be 'executed,' new book claims |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/13/politics/trump-white-house-bunker-leak-executed-treason-book-claims/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=7 August 2024 |language=en |date=13 July 2021 | After his time in the bunker was reported in the news, Trump demanded that officials find and prosecute those responsible for the information getting to the press.<ref>{{cite web |last1=Haberman |first1=Maggie |last2=Karni |first2=Annie |title=Does Trump Want to Fight for a Second Term? His Self-Sabotage Worries Aides |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2020/06/17/us/politics/trump-2020-election.html |work=New York Times |accessdate=June 18, 2020 |date=June 17, 2020}}</ref> Trump's secretary of defense, [[Mark Esper]], described in his 2022 book that Trump stated the person who leaked his whereabouts "should be tried for treason and should be executed".<ref>{{cite web |last1=Cole |first1=Devan |title=Trump said whoever 'leaked' info on his White House bunker stay should be 'executed,' new book claims |url=https://edition.cnn.com/2021/07/13/politics/trump-white-house-bunker-leak-executed-treason-book-claims/index.html |website=CNN |access-date=7 August 2024 |language=en |date=13 July 2021}}</ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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==External links== | ==External links== | ||
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Latest revision as of 20:52, 17 December 2025
Template:Short description Script error: No such module "Distinguish". Template:Use American English Template:Use mdy dates Template:Infobox room The Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC, Script error: No such module "Respell".) is a bunker underneath the East Wing of the White House. It serves as a secure shelter and communications center for the president of the United States and others in case of an emergency.
History
World War II
The first White House bunker was built during World War II to protect President Franklin D. Roosevelt in the event of an aerial attack on Washington, D.C.
The present-day PEOC space has modern communications equipment, including televisions and phones to coordinate with outside government entities. During a breach of White House security, including violations of the Washington, D.C., Air Defense Identification Zone (P-56 airspace), the president and other protectees are relocated to the executive briefing room, next to the PEOC. Day to day, the PEOC is staffed around the clock by joint-service military officers and non-commissioned officers.[1]
September 11 attacks
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During the September 11 attacks, a number of key personnel were evacuated from their offices in the White House to the PEOC. These included Vice President Dick Cheney, First Lady Laura Bush, Lynne Cheney, Condoleezza Rice, Mary Matalin, "Scooter" Libby, Joshua Bolten, Karen Hughes, Stephen Hadley, David Addington, Secret Service agents, U.S. Army major and White House Fellow Mike Fenzel, and other staff including Norman Mineta. President George W. Bush was visiting a school in Florida at the time of the attacks.[2]
May 29, 2020
President Donald Trump retreated to the PEOC during the night of May 29, 2020, at the beginning of the George Floyd protests.[3][4]
After his time in the bunker was reported in the news, Trump demanded that officials find and prosecute those responsible for the information getting to the press.[5] Trump's secretary of defense, Mark Esper, described in his 2022 book that Trump stated the person who leaked his whereabouts "should be tried for treason and should be executed".[6]
References
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