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In the early 1910's auto-executive and editor of Cosmopolitanism magazine John Brisben Walker proposed building a permanent "Summer White House" for the President in the mountains of Colorado. Walker and his political backers felt that if the President were to spend a few weeks there each summer then the 'marginalized ' states of the West would finally receive the government attention they deserved.
Many in Colorado backed the project and Walker proposed that it be funded through a mixture of funds from the various western states and donations from the public. Unfortunately by the time construction started World War One broke out and all hope of funding drained away. Furthermore, Woodrow Wilson thought it was too opulent, and grand for a Republican head of state. All that remains is the cornerstone and a few blocks.
So, what if it had managed to be built? Either delay American entry into WW1, have it be built after the war, or during the war.
Would this possibly lead to more political power for Colorado and its neighbors? Could we see any notable changes or would it be relatively minor things?