9:00
A.M. - President George W. Bush arrives at Emma E. Booker Elementary School
in Sarasota, Florida and is informed of the first airplane crashing into the
World Trade Center by chief of staff Andrew Card.
9:05 A.M. - While preparing for a photo op with a second grade class,
chief of staff Andrew Card gives President Bush news of the second crash.
9:30 A.M. - President Bush is briefed by National Security Advisor Condoleezza
Rice.
9:31 A.M. - President Bush makes a short statement
to reporters.
9:54 A.M. - President Bush leaves Sarasota Bradenton International Airport
onboard Air Force One. His destination is kept secret for security.
9:57 A.M. - President Bush calls Vice President Dick Chaney and puts
the American military on high-alert status.
11:44 A.M. - President Bush arrives at Barksdale Air Force Base near
Shreveport, Louisiana.
1:04 P.M. - President Bush makes his second statement
of the day from Barksdale Air Force Base near Shreveport, Louisiana.
1:38 P.M. - President Bush leaves Barksdale Air Force Base.
3:07 P.M. - President Bush arrives at U.S. Strategic Air Command at Offutt
Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska.
4:36 P.M. - President Bush leaves Offutt Air Force Base near Omaha, Nebraska.
6:55 P.M. - President Bush arrives at the White House.
8:30 P.M. - PresidentBush addresses
the nation from the Oval Office.
8:35 P.M. - President Bush attends a national security meeting.
10:21 P.M. - The national security meetings ends and President Bush heads
to bed.
