During the September 11 attacks , Vice President Dick Cheney , Lynne Cheney , Condoleezza Rice , Norman Mineta , Mary Matalin , Lewis " Scooter " Libby , Joshua Bolten , Karen Hughes , Stephen Hadley , David Addington , Secret Service agents and other staff , including a U.S. Army major who was a White House Fellow , were evacuated from their offices in the White House to the PEOC . President Bush was in Florida at the time of the attacks . Dramatized versions of the PEOC were featured in the 2009 film '' G.I. Joe : The Rise of Cobra '' , the 2010 film '' Salt '' , the 2013 films '' Olympus Has Fallen '' and '' White House Down '' , the 2014 film '' X-Men : Days of Future Past '' , the 2018 film '' Vice '' , and seasons two , four , six , and seven of the TV series '' 24 '' , as well as the TV series '' Scandal '' , '' House of Cards '' , and '' Designated Survivor ''
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Presidential Emergency Operations Center