# you are President: how do you broach Area 51? **URL:** \ **Category:** In My Humble Opinion\ **Created:** [July 25, 2018, 5:41pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566 "2018-07-25T17:41:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 3
**Author:** ![Voyager](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/voyager/32/133_2.png) [@Voyager](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Voyager)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 7:06pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/41 "2018-07-31T19:06:26Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > EDIT: **Voyager** , how long did it take to clean the dog detritus out of that clean room? (Jeez, how would you clean it? Lots of alcohol and KimWipes?) Was it a Class 1000? Class 1? Wasn’t me, and I don’t remember what my friend told me. They were making ICs there, so it was pretty high. I would guess there are specialists in decontaminating clean rooms after explosions and fires and such. But I’ve never worked in a fab, so I’m no expert. ---
**Author:** ![Baker](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/b/bb73d2/32.png) [@Baker](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Baker)\ **Post date:** [July 31, 2018, 10:21pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/42 "2018-07-31T22:21:29Z")
> [@Max\_Torque](#): > > One of my favorite moments from the original **Independence Day** was the president’s entry into Area 51: > > A51 Guard: Here’s our main research facility. > President: Let’s see it. > A51 Guard: I’m sorry sir. It’s a clean room. We keep it static free… > President: (_making it clear that it is an order_) Open…the door. > A51 Guard: (_half second of hesitation, fumbles with keys_) Yes, sir. Beat me to it, this is what I was going to post! ---
**Author:** ![alphaboi867](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/alphaboi867/32/3898_2.png) [@alphaboi867](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/alphaboi867)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 1:52am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/43 "2018-08-01T01:52:44Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Yes, I’ve often wondered what its like to be an incoming president and they sit you down and tell you all the big secrets. for example Truman didnt know about the atomic bomb until he was sworn in. > … “Mr President you needn’t worry about the history books; NASA’s predicting the warfleet from Zeta Reticuli will enter the solar system by the midterms.” > [@carnivorousplant](#): > > That was a Star Trek: Voyager episode. IIRC microprocessors were derived from 29th century Federation technology that got sent back in time to the 1960s. ---
**Author:** ![Urbanredneck](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/ea5d25/32.png) [@Urbanredneck](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Urbanredneck)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 2:00pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/44 "2018-08-01T14:00:35Z")
> [@Gray\_Ghost](#): > > What about HW Bush running the CIA for awhile? How long was Carter a nuc—I seem to remember it wasn’t very long—and don’t nucs have to have a TS clearance? Woops, forgot about those. ---
**Author:** ![BwanaBob](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bwanabob/32/2985_2.png) [@BwanaBob](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/BwanaBob)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/45 "2018-08-01T16:17:55Z")
> [@Urbanredneck](#): > > Other presidents like Jimmy Carter have also been interested in the subject. > Thing is, all presidents are civilians. The people who really know this stuff I’m guessing have been carefully selected and know to keep a secret. I have known people who did black ops and worked on secret projects that kept those secrets to the grave. Why? It was part of their mission and training. > > The last president with any REAL security clearance earned thru years of high level national service was Eisenhower. This is ridiculous. The POTUS is the ultimate authority in classifying information. POTUS is by definition allowed to see anything they want. POTUS can declassify anything they desire. They will be urged to not do so, but the president gets the final say. So if there is an alien stuff, the president can see it if he/she asks. Stop spreading crap info. Need to know does NOT apply to the POTUS. ---
**Author:** ![Shodan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/9f8e36/32.png) [@Shodan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Shodan)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 5:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/46 "2018-08-01T17:26:18Z")
It runs deeper than that. Trump is not asking about the aliens in Area 51 _because he already knows_. He’s one of Them! THE CALLS ARE COMING FROM INSIDE THE (WHITE) HOUSE! Regards, Shodan ---
**Author:** ![Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/channing_idaho_banks/32/250_2.png) [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Channing_Idaho_Banks)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 6:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/47 "2018-08-01T18:58:57Z")
Are you waiting for something like this? > [@Twitler in Chief](#): > > I have inspected Area51 and there are no aliens there! Total letdown!Did not meet Jeff Goldblum. He’s been in a lot of alien movies. ---
**Author:** ![carnivorousplant](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/carnivorousplant/32/3563_2.png) [@carnivorousplant](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/carnivorousplant)\ **Post date:** [August 1, 2018, 7:38pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566/48 "2018-08-01T19:38:54Z")
> [@Channing\_Idaho\_Banks](#): > > Are you waiting for something like this? Indeed. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/you-are-president-how-do-you-broach-area-51/818566.md?page=2)