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[[file:White House.png|thumb|right|The [[White House]], home of the President in [[2009]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')]] | [[file:White House.png|thumb|right|The [[White House]], home of the President in [[2009]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'')]] | ||
The '''President''' was the political leader of the [[ | The '''President''' of the [[United States of America]] was the political leader of that nation. For most of America's history, his residence and seat of power was the [[White House]], in the city of [[Washington, D.C.]]. In [[1969]], the President was regarded as one of the most powerful people on [[Earth]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[Day of the Moon]]'') | ||
==List of presidents== | |||
Several American president were known to people like the Doctor and his [[companion|friends]]. However, information on most of these figures — even basic details such as their terms of office — was sketchy, as direct contact with American presidents was unusual. Because of the paucity of data, it was possible to list the presidents only in simple alphabetic order. | |||
*[[James Buchanan]] ([[TN]]: ''[[Blood and Hope]]'') | *[[James Buchanan]] ([[TN]]: ''[[Blood and Hope]]'') | ||
*[[ | *[[George H. W. Bush]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'') | ||
*Carroll ([[DWM]]: ''[[Rennigan's Record]]'') | *Carroll ([[DWM]]: ''[[Rennigan's Record]]'') | ||
*[[Jimmy Carter]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Option Lock]]'', ''[[Interference - Book One]]'') | |||
*[[Bill Clinton]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Placebo Effect]]'') | *[[Bill Clinton]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Placebo Effect]]'') | ||
*[[Tom Dering]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Option Lock]]'', [[PDA]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]])'' | *[[Tom Dering]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Option Lock]]'', [[PDA]]: ''[[Millennium Shock]])'' | ||
*[[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', [[Dreamland (TV story)|''Dreamland'']] | |||
*[[Herbert Hoover]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Daleks in Manhattan]]'') | |||
*[[Thomas Jefferson]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[Urgent Calls]]'') | |||
*[[Lyndon Baines Johnson]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') | |||
*[[John F. Kennedy]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[Silver Nemesis]]'', ''[[Rose (TV story)|Rose]]'', ''[[Tooth and Claw]]'', [[MA]]: ''[[Who Killed Kennedy]]'') | |||
*[[Abraham Lincoln]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Chase]]'', ''[[Spearhead from Space]]''; [[TN]]: ''[[Blood and Hope]]'') | |||
*[[The Master (Harold Saxon)|The Master]] - Briefly, when he turned the entire population of Earth, including [[Barack Obama]], into [[the Master Race|a copy of himself]]. ([[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | |||
* | *[[Felix Mather]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Trading Futures]]'') | ||
* | *[[Richard Nixon]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'', ''[[The Impossible Astronaut]]''/''[[Day of the Moon]]'') | ||
*[[ | *[[Norris]] ([[NA]]: ''[[Cat's Cradle: Warhead]]'', [[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'') | ||
* | |||
*[[Barack Obama]] ([[DWM]]: ''[[Ghosts of the Northern Line]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | *[[Barack Obama]] ([[DWM]]: ''[[Ghosts of the Northern Line]]'', [[DW]]: ''[[The End of Time (TV story)|The End of Time]]'') | ||
*[[ | *[[Ronald Reagan]] ([[EDA]]: ''[[Option Lock]]'', ''[[Interference - Book One]]'') | ||
*[[Springsteen]] ([[NA]]: ''[[Eternity Weeps]]'', [[EDA]]: ''[[Interference - Book One]]'') | |||
*[[Schwarzenegger]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Bad Wolf (TV story)|Bad Wolf]]'') | |||
*[[George Washington]] ([[DW]]: ''[[Spearhead from Space]]'') | |||
*[[Arthur Coleman Winters]] ([[DW]]: ''[[The Sound of Drums]]'') - Referred to variously as "President" and "President-elect". Killed by the [[Toclafane]]. | |||
Additionally, it was unclear who was the president said to be affected by [[Martin Trueman]]'s hypnosis ([[SJA]]: ''[[Secrets of the Stars]]'') Also, there wwere a few people who were presidents in [[alternate timeline]]s, such as: | |||
===[[Alternate timeline]]s=== | ===[[Alternate timeline]]s=== | ||
*[[George W. Bush]] ([[WC]]: ''[[Death Comes to Time]]'') | |||
*[[Benjamin Franklin]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[Seasons of Fear]]'', ''[[Neverland]]'') | *[[Benjamin Franklin]] ([[BFA]]: ''[[Seasons of Fear]]'', ''[[Neverland]]'') | ||
*[[Harry S Truman]] ([[DWA]]: ''[[Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011]]'') | |||
Revision as of 00:39, 29 May 2011
The President of the United States of America was the political leader of that nation. For most of America's history, his residence and seat of power was the White House, in the city of Washington, D.C.. In 1969, the President was regarded as one of the most powerful people on Earth. (DW: Day of the Moon)
List of presidents
Several American president were known to people like the Doctor and his friends. However, information on most of these figures — even basic details such as their terms of office — was sketchy, as direct contact with American presidents was unusual. Because of the paucity of data, it was possible to list the presidents only in simple alphabetic order.
- James Buchanan (TN: Blood and Hope)
- George H. W. Bush (EDA: Interference - Book One)
- Carroll (DWM: Rennigan's Record)
- Jimmy Carter (EDA: Option Lock, Interference - Book One)
- Bill Clinton (EDA: Placebo Effect)
- Tom Dering (EDA: Option Lock, PDA: Millennium Shock)
- Dwight D. Eisenhower (DW: Spearhead from Space, Dreamland
- Herbert Hoover (DW: Spearhead from Space, Daleks in Manhattan)
- Thomas Jefferson (BFA: Urgent Calls)
- Lyndon Baines Johnson (DW: Spearhead from Space)
- John F. Kennedy (DW: Spearhead from Space, Silver Nemesis, Rose, Tooth and Claw, MA: Who Killed Kennedy)
- Abraham Lincoln (DW: The Chase, Spearhead from Space; TN: Blood and Hope)
- The Master - Briefly, when he turned the entire population of Earth, including Barack Obama, into a copy of himself. (DW: The End of Time)
- Felix Mather (EDA: Trading Futures)
- Richard Nixon (DW: Spearhead from Space, The Impossible Astronaut/Day of the Moon)
- Norris (NA: Cat's Cradle: Warhead, EDA: Interference - Book One)
- Barack Obama (DWM: Ghosts of the Northern Line, DW: The End of Time)
- Ronald Reagan (EDA: Option Lock, Interference - Book One)
- Springsteen (NA: Eternity Weeps, EDA: Interference - Book One)
- Schwarzenegger (DW: Bad Wolf)
- George Washington (DW: Spearhead from Space)
- Arthur Coleman Winters (DW: The Sound of Drums) - Referred to variously as "President" and "President-elect". Killed by the Toclafane.
Additionally, it was unclear who was the president said to be affected by Martin Trueman's hypnosis (SJA: Secrets of the Stars) Also, there wwere a few people who were presidents in alternate timelines, such as:
Alternate timelines
- George W. Bush (WC: Death Comes to Time)
- Benjamin Franklin (BFA: Seasons of Fear, Neverland)
- Harry S Truman (DWA: Doctor Who The Official Annual 2011)
