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What It Was Like in the Room when President George W. Bush Found Out About 9/11
Workers said Secret Service agents rushed them off the tarmac as President George W. Bush returned to Air Force One after the attacks.
- Employees at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport are reflecting on the day President George W. Bush returned to Air Force One following the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. The gravity of that day remains frozen in time for those who lived it.
- Following the attacks, Secret Service agents rushed ground workers off the Sarasota tarmac as President George W. Bush returned to Air Force One. Executive Vice President Mark Stuckey, Kimberly Steele, and Shay Kumm recalled their initial confusion as the administration scrambled to protect the leader.
- Stuckey recalled the moment they were told, "Get them out of here now." He and Kumm described the near-vertical takeoff of Air Force One, watching with uncertainty as the nation reeled from early reports of the attacks.
- The attacks killed about 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania, exposing critical security vulnerabilities. Bush's administration spurred increased safety measures at airports and public buildings, though his 2003 invasion of Iraq was later seen by many as a costly mistake.
- Twenty-Five years later, the former President plans to attend a ceremony at Ground Zero in New York on Friday. He will share reflections at his Dallas library, where 16 of his artworks reflecting the attacks will be on display.
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Ash-covered shoes and a president in crisis: A Reuters reporter remembers 9/11
By Steve Holland WASHINGTON, Sept 9 (Reuters) - President George W. Bush was jogging around a Florida golf course before dawn when I first saw him on September 11, 2001. As one of two Reuters correspondents traveling with Bush that day, I was covering ...
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Leaning Left1Leaning Right1Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution84% Center
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