Tuesday, September 11, 2001, President george W. Bush, President of the United States W. Bush attends an event at Booker Elementary School in Florida.
Dan Bartlett, an assistant to the vice president, was pointing to the attack news footage while President Bush listened to new security messages.
U.S. President George W. Bush is watching television coverage of the World Trade Center attack in his school classroom.
Bush was taking notes for news reports of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks he had heard.
President Bush called on New York Governor George Paulutaoki, FBI Director Robert Miller, vice president Cheney, and White House Chief of Staff Card to urgently coordinate by telephone.
President Bush has not been able to send televised speeches to the nation about the terrorist attacks on the United States mainland from elementary school.
On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, a highway sign read" that "all highways to New York have been closed."
U.S. President George W. Bush watches television coverage of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in his office on Air Force One.
U.S. President George W. Bush consulted with White House Chief of Staff Card in the president's cabin.
President Bush communicated with staff by phone during the flight from Sarasota to Bucksdale Air Force Base.
Senior staff of the president huddled in Air Force One's office for emergency talks.
An F-16 escorted Air Force One
President Bush, Admiral Richard Mees (left) and White House Chief of Staff Card conduct a video conference call at Auft Air Force Base.
U.S. National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice waited for President Bush's arrival in the SouthGate corridor of the White House.