It coalesced into a coherent entity after the Great War, complete with its own ideals and symbols, and in at least one instance, Enclave members turned on surviving government representatives who weren't involved with them immediately after the War. The founders of the Enclave operated as an informal secret cabal type organization of the same name, comprising members of the government and the military-industrial complex, rooted deep within the highest levels of government officials, military personnel, and corporate executives. 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.

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