The George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum released a new image of him on the day of the 9/11 tragedy.
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| The US President visits an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida on September 11, 2001. This is where Mr. Bush learned about the terrorist attacks, when hijackers from the al-Qaeda organization hijacked four US airplanes, crashed them into the Twin Towers of the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Virginia, killing about 3,000 people. |
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| After being informed of the shocking news, Mr. Bush prepared his speech. |
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| The president watched news coverage of the attack while aboard Air Force One. |
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| The president made the call at Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana as adviser Karl Rove stood by. |
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| Mr. Bush spoke privately with Chief of Staff Andrew Card at the base. |
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| Traveling on the plane back to Washington, Mr. Bush talked on the phone while Mr. Card, White House press secretary Ari Fleischer and White House lawyer Dan Bartlett conferred. |
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| First Lady Laura Bush listens as President Bush meets with White House staff at the Presidential Emergency Operations Center. |
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| He spoke with Mr. Card, Vice President Dick Cheney and national security adviser Condoleezza Rice in Washington. |
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| Reporters take photos before Mr. Bush delivers a televised speech in the Oval Office. |
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| The president read the document again before speaking. |
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| In his speech, Mr. Bush said: "America is being targeted because we are the brightest beacon of freedom and opportunity in the world. No one can extinguish that light." |
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| The president meets with officials after his speech. In 2011, al-Qaeda leader Osama bin Laden was killed by the US in a raid on his compound in Pakistan. See also: What Obama did before and after the bin Laden raid CIA agent suspected of being poisoned after bin Laden raid |
According to VNE
