Western White House- 22947 Bear Valley Road

Richard Nixon's Western White House was located on a U.S. Coast Guard base near his home, "Casa Pacifica" in San Clemente.  Within the confines of the nine modular units, decisions were made that affected lives around the world.  Leader such as John Erlichman, Chief Domestic Affairs Advisory; Bob Haldeman, Chief of Staff; and Henry Kissinger, Secretary of State, worked in the buildings.  When the complex was declared surplus by the government in 1979, it was purchased by the Apple Valley Unified School District for use as the District Office.  The District was surprised when staff attempted to tape record the first school board meeting and something went wrong.  It was soon discovered that the ceiling and walls of the former President's Office, were loaded with various types of electronic blocking equipment, installed to keep hackers from listening in.  Other remnants remain such as the original teakwood paneling and the indentations of the military branch flags on the carpet.