To wastelanders who recognized it, it was a remnant of pre-War America. While the organization commonly styled itself as the Enclave, it used United States of America interchangeably, particularly in propaganda. This enigmatic alliance of private interests eventually subverted and developed from the continuity of government protocol to ensure its survival as the real America, laying claim to the North American mainland. The Enclave is a quasi-state originating in the pre-War United States federal government, military, and the corporate elite of entities. That is to say, I am the voice, heart, and soul. “ So, as your President, I am the voice, I am the heart and soul of the Enclave.