White House

The White House in Washington, DC used to be the official residence of the President of the United States. The White House apparently sustained a direct hit when the bombs fell. After the Great War, all that is left in its place is a giant, highly radioactive crater.

Location
It can be difficult to find the location of the White House. The way to get there is to exit the Penn. Ave Northwest station in Pennsylvania Avenue, go up the stairs, and proceed straight until you reach the building to the north. You will see a manhole cover on the sidewalk at the southwest corner of the building; this is called the Utility door.

As you leave the Penn. Ave Northwest stairs headed for the manhole, look to your right at the first street and you should see a row of sandbags stacked up. Your results may vary, but it is possible to find there two Paladins and a Super Mutant, all dead, and some ammo boxes with EC Packs and a Gatling Laser on the ground to the right. Instead, there could be three live Brotherhood of Steel soldiers and a fire fight which kills some Super Mutants.

When you enter the Utility tunnel, there is a copy of Pugilism Illustrated, a Workbench, and an Ophthalmoscope in a side room to the right. To get to the White House, take the first left, follow the corridor, and you will eventually find a door to the left that opens onto the ruin-filled radioactive pit that the White House has become.

Presidential Metro Line
In the Fallout 3 DLC pack Broken Steel, the Presidential Metro Line will be made accessible in the tunnels beneath the White House site. The Line links the Capital Wasteland to Adams Air Force Base, occupied by the Enclave. This secret metro system was apparently intended for the President's own use, likely constructed to quickly evacuate the President and his staff to the more secure location of Adams Air Force Base in the event of nuclear war. From the appearance of the White House terminal, however, the Line has not been in use at least since the Great War, and may never have fulfilled its original purpose. Thus the President of the United States during the time of the Great War most likely perished in the explosion.

Appearances
In the ruins of Washington D.C. in Fallout 3.

Bugs
It is possible to escape the map boundaries by jumping on certain wrecked walls. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WF-Hp-3Iq9o