Confirmed Machine 925

by Dave Shukan, with art by Mark Halpin

ANSWER: CLASSIFICATIONS / THE NOBEL PRIZE


Enumerated phrases are transposals of names of US Presidents (as they appear at www.whitehouse.gov), with a letter added. The supplementary information from 1804 changes all the presidents after John Quincy Adams yielding new transposals, and in most cases, completely new phrases with the same enumerations. (Note that the title CONFIRMED MACHINE transposes to COMMANDER IN CHIEF, with the enumeration 925, and that the flavortext contains several hints toward elections and the White House.)

Placing the extra letters in order by President yields LOOK AT INITIALS plus a bunch of initials under the original history and LOOK AT THESE PERSONS plus a different bunch of initials under the alternate history. The extra letters from the Presidents with those initials (just first and last name) spell CLASSIFICATIONS (for the original history) and THE NOBEL PRIZE (for the alternate history).

Original History
George WashingtonEAGLE THROWING SONGL
John AdamsJAMS ON A HODO
Thomas JeffersonOFFER SMOOTH JEANSO
James MadisonDAMES JOIN MASKK
James MonroeEE MAJOR MOANSA
John Quincy AdamsSQUID CAN JOT A HYMNT
Andrew JacksonCARDS AWOKE JINN I
Martin Van BurenBURN TIN MAN RAVENN
William Henry HarrisonMINI RHINO HALLWAY RISERI
John TylerTRY HEN JOLTT
James K PolkSPA MILK JOKEI
Zachary TaylorA CRAZY ROYAL HATA
Millard FillmoreIMMORAL DRILL FELLL
Franklin PierceSPRINKLER IN FACE S
James BuchananSAUNA JAMB WENCHW
Abraham LincolnBANANA MILL TORCHT
Andrew JohnsonNEWS ON HADJ MORNM
Ulysses S GrantSLUGS FRAY NESTSF
Rutherford B HayesFURY SHOT ZEBRA HERD Z
James GarfieldJAIL GETS FRAMEDT
Chester A ArthurFRACTURE HEARTHSF
Grover ClevelandVEND REV LEGAL CROPP
Benjamin HarrisonBANISH FORMER NINJAF
Grover ClevelandCLEVER GRAVEL PONDP
William MckinleyWILL JIMMY A NICKELJ
Theodore RooseveltTORPEDOES OVER HOTELP
William Howard TaftAWAIT FLATWORM CHILDC
Woodrow WilsonOWL WON RADIO SOWA
Warren G HardingJARRED HG WARNINGJ
Calvin CoolidgeLIVID COLOGNE CAPP
Herbert HooverHER BROTHER WOVEW
Franklin D RooseveltFOREVER DISTANT KNOLL T
Harry S TrumanWARM YARN HURTSW
Dwight D EisenhowerWEIGHTED DOWN WISHERW
John F KennedyJENNY HONKED FAA
Lyndon B JohnsonBLOND JOHN NYLONSL
Richard M NixonRID MONARCH JINXJ
Gerald R FordDR DR LEAPFROGP
James CarterTARMAC JESTERT
Ronald ReaganLEARN AD JARGONJ
George H W BushGERMS HEW BOUGHM
William J ClintonVICTIM JILL ON LAWNV
George W BushFEWER BOG HUGSF
Barack ObamaABBA COMA PARKP
  Alternate History
George WashingtonEAGLE THROWING SONGL
John AdamsJAMS ON A HODO
Thomas JeffersonOFFER SMOOTH JEANSO
James MadisonDAMES JOIN MASKK
James MonroeEE MAJOR MOANSA
John Quincy AdamsSQUID CAN JOT A HYMN T
Mark W SessionTOSS WARM SKEINT
Alfie Salomon CorlikHILLOCK REMAINS ALOOFH
Nevill GraybaarkBRAINY GRAVEL LAKEE
Tom Fuprosody STUDY OF PROMOSS
Brian RoosafortSEAR ANI FOR ROBOTE
Andre I FulmygerANGRY PERFUME LIDP
Hamlish HorstedDEMOLISH HEARTHSE
Herodatus H ZerfbyFURY SHOT ZEBRA HERDR
Festus L GnertsSLUGS FRET NESTSS
Dashel ToddypropDROPPED SHADY TOOLO
Dick IgratacusAID ACCURST KING N
Jay TurnweerRUNWAY JESTERS
Fabar CaboomCOMA FROM ABBAM
Eoripedes ThomslotTORPEDOES MISS HOTELS
Javier DelfhamHAVE JAIL FRAMEDA
Sam JikletsSPA MILK JESTP
Alain F MallemanBANANA MILL FLAMEB
Marco WeefeburyBEWARE OF MERCURY R
Gramm DopfelMD MD LEAPFROGD
Sinclare F KnerpSPRINKLER IN FACEI
Trigg HoufbrowBRO WROUGHT GIFTT
Dillon TurkfilleKILLED JILL ON TURFJ
Roger Maw FretplaceEAGER FLATWORM PACERA
Jared Renfro PontiDEPORT FORMER NINJAM
Bryan LinswoolyHAIRY BOWL NYLONSH
Allessandro T TunheistHALL SEATS STUNTED RHINOH
Willy PoufrockPIG FOR LUCKY OWLG
Presbert BallisharBARBELLS TRAP WISHERW
Rob G HerrgusRARER BOG HUGS A
Stephanie V WenceFIVE CENTS A NEPHEWF
Andy PajbightsSIGN BY HADJ PATHH
Seth PhaneZAP THE HENSZ
Xavier NaudoonSAUNA DOOR VIXENS
Renee Gia DowieGENIE AWOKE IREDK
Tugger MchuboGERMS CUT BOUGHS
Walter D HeelseedSELL THE PADRE WEEDP
Laretta HytaugA NUTTY REGAL HATN
Efrin I QuayleGIRLY EQUINE FAG