Federal Response By Date:
September 11, 2001 - September 13, 2001


09/11/01:
9:30 A.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Makes Statement from Sarasota, Fla
12:36 P.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Makes Statement from Barksdale Air Force Base
1:47 P.M. EDT - White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's Press Briefing
@2:30 P.M. EDT - Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President
@4:00 P.M. EDT - Secretary of State Colin Powell's Briefing en Route Back to Washington
5:30 P.M. EDT - White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's Press Briefing
6:42 P.M. EDT - Department of Defense Briefing on the Terrorist Attacks
7:15 P.M. EDT - Joint Briefing by Attorney General, Sec. of HHS, Sec. of Transportation and FEMA
7:40 P.M. EDT - State Department Daily Briefing
8:30 P.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Addresses the Nation from the Oval Office


09/12/01:
@9:30 A.M. EDT - State Department Daily Briefing
10:16 A.M. EDT - Department of Defense Briefing on Efforts at the Pentagon Crash Pt. 1
10:16 A.M. EDT - Department of Defense Briefing on Efforts at the Pentagon Crash Pt. 2
10:53 A.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Following National Security Meeting
2:30 P.M. EDT - Secretary of State Colin Powell's Briefing on Response to Attacks
3:25 P.M. EDT - Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld Press Briefing on the Attacks
4:05 P.M. EDT - White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's Press Briefing Pt. 1
4:05 P.M. EDT - White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's Press Briefing Pt. 2
5:20 P.M. EDT - Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta on Limited Reopening
5:53 P.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Makes Remarks after Touring Pentagon Crash Site
- Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld's Message to US Forces and Defense Personnel
- Attorney General John Ashcroft's Statement on Federal Response to the Attacks
- Pentagon Press Release on the Air Force's Response to the Attacks
- Pentagon Press Release on Recovery Efforts
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on ABC's Good Morning America
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on CBS's Early Show
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on CNN
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on Fox Morning News with Tony Snow
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on NBC Dateline
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on the NBC Today Show
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on NPR
- CIA Director George Tenet's Speech to CIA employees (excerpts)


09/13/01:
10:35 A.M. EDT - Secretary of Transportation Norman Mineta on Airports Reopening
11:00 A.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Phone Call to Mayor Giuliani and Gov. Pataki
12:20 P.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Makes Remarks from Washington Hospital Center
12:27 P.M. EDT - Department of Defense Briefing #1: Defense Response to Attacks
1:00 P.M. EDT - Secretary of State Colin Powell's Briefing on Building the Coalition
2:00 P.M. EDT - Department of Defense Briefing #2: Pentagon Casualties/Assistance to Civilians
3:15 P.M. EDT - White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's Press Briefing Pt. 1
3:15 P.M. EDT - White House Press Secretary Ari Fleischer's Press Briefing Pt. 2
3:22 P.M. EDT - President George W. Bush Proclaims National Day of Prayer and Remembrance
- Attorney General John Ashcroft on Relief for Public Officers and the Investigation
- Deputy Secretary of Defense Paul Wolfowitz's Interview with Brit Hume on Fox News
- Secretary of State Colin Powell's Interview on News Hour with Jim Lehrer