Photos show the moment President George W. Bush first learned of the 9/11 attacks — and how the president's day unfolded

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Photos show the moment President George W. Bush first learned of the 9/11 attacks — and how the president's day unfolded
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  • After the 9/11 terrorist attacks, heart-wrenching images surfaced and stirred the world.
  • Photos from the National Archives show exactly when President George W. Bush learned of the attacks.
  • See how Bush responded to what would be the defining moment of his presidency.

These photos from the US National Archives show how the 43rd president’s day unfolded on 9/11.

President George W. Bush participated in a reading demonstration on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida.

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Dan Bartlett, deputy assistant to the president, pointed to news footage of the attacks while Bush listened to new security information.

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Bush watched television coverage of the attacks on the World Trade Center during a briefing in the classroom.

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Bush took notes as he listened to news coverage of the World Trade Center terrorist attacks.

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Bush called New York Gov. George Pataki, FBI Director Robert Mueller, and Vice President Dick Cheney. White House Chief of Staff Andy Card spoke on a cellphone.

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Bush delivered one of his first remarks to the nation after the attacks from the Florida elementary school.

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A highway sign on Tuesday, September 11, 2001, read, “All crossings to New York closed.”

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Bush watched television coverage of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center from his office aboard Air Force One.

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Bush conferred with White House Chief of Staff Andy Card in the president’s stateroom on Air Force One.

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Bush spoke with his staff by telephone as Air Force One flew from Sarasota to Barksdale Air Force Base in Louisiana.

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Senior staff huddled in Bush’s office aboard the presidential jet.

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Bush and his staff looked out the windows of Air Force One at their F-16 escort while en route to Barksdale Air Force Base.

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An F-16 fighter jet escorted Air Force One.

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Bush conferred with staff before delivering remarks on the World Trade Center disaster from the General Dougherty Conference Center at Barksdale Air Force Base.

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Bush delivered additional remarks on the terrorist attacks before departing for Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska.

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Offutt is a highly secure underground command center that can withstand a nuclear attack.

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Bush, Adm. Richard Mies, and White House Chief of Staff Andy Card conducted a video teleconference at the base.

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Back on Air Force One, Bush and White House counsel Harriet Miers linked arms as the plane headed to Andrews Air Force Base in Maryland.

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Bush spoke with Ari Fleischer and Karl Rove aboard Air Force One during the flight.

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After departing Offutt Air Force Base for Washington, DC, Bush spoke on the phone with Vice President Dick Cheney from Air Force One.

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National Security Adviser Condoleezza Rice waited at the South Portico for Bush to arrive at the White House.

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Counselor Karen Hughes and counsel Alberto Gonzales followed Bush into the Oval Office after his return to the White House.

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Working with his senior staff, Bush reviewed the speech he would deliver to the nation that evening.

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Bush spoke with Cheney in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center, a secure bunker located beneath the White House.

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Laura Bush was also brought to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.

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The president and first lady spoke with Cheney and Rice in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center.

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Bush also met with Special Agent Carl Truscott of the US Secret Service.

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Bush reviewed notes with Hughes before addressing the nation from the Oval Office.

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Bush delivered his televised address, saying, “These acts shattered steel, but they cannot dent the steel of American resolve.”

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After addressing the nation, Bush returned to the Presidential Emergency Operations Center to meet with members of his National Security Council.

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