Aaron Sanderford
World-Herald Managing Editor
In the chaos of Sept. 11, 2001, Americans remember the image of President George W. Bush being told about the attacks on U.S. soil while reading to an elementary school classroom in Sarasota, Florida.
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Air Force One carries President George W. Bush away from Offutt Air Force Base on Sept. 11, 2001, after a terrorist attack on the World Trade Center in New York City and the Pentagon.
JIM SCHIEFELBEIN, THE WORLD-HERALD
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President George W. Bush visits Offutt Air Force Base on Sept. 11, 2001.
ERIC DRAPER, THE WHITE HOUSE PHOTO OFFICE
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President George W. Bush, White House Chief of Staff Andy Card (left) and Adm. Richard Mies conduct a video teleconference at U.S. Strategic Command in Nebraska on Sept. 11, 2001.
ERIC DRAPER, THE WHITE HOUSE PHOTO OFFICE
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President George W. Bush talks with Vice President Dick Cheney aboard Air Force One on Sept. 11, 2001.
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President George W. Bush departs from Air Force One upon his arrival at Offutt Air Force Base on Sept. 11, 2001. The president went to an underground bunker at the base to attend a videoconference with Vice President Dick Cheney and national security advisers working from the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) at the White House.
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A Secret Service agent stands guard outside of a briefing room at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.
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President George W. Bush, seated center at the table, Adm. Richard Mies, left, and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card conduct a video teleconference on Sept. 11, 2001, at U.S. Strategic Command at Offutt Air Force Base.
ERIC DRAPER, THE WHITE HOUSE PHOTO OFFICE
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