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What It Was Like in the Room when President George W. Bush Found Out About 9/11
Workers said Secret Service agents rushed them off the tarmac as President George W. Bush returned to Air Force One after the attacks.
- Employees at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport are reflecting on the day President George W. Bush returned to Air Force One following the September 11, 2001, terror attacks. The gravity of that day remains frozen in time for those who lived it.
- Secret Service agents rushed ground workers off the Sarasota tarmac as President Bush returned to Air Force One. Executive Vice President Mark Stuckey, Kimberly Steele, and Shay Kumm recalled their initial confusion as the administration scrambled to protect the leader.
- Stuckey recalled the moment they were told, 'Get them out of here now.' He and Kumm described the near-vertical takeoff of Air Force One, which they watched with uncertainty as the nation reeled from early news of the attacks.
- The attacks killed about 3,000 people at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon, and in Pennsylvania, exposing national security vulnerabilities. Bush's administration spurred increased safety measures, while his 2003 invasion of Iraq drew significant criticism.
- Twenty-Five years later, the former President plans to attend a ceremony at Ground Zero in New York on Friday. He will share reflections at his Dallas library, where 16 of his artworks reflecting the day will be on display.
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SRQ airport employees recall President Bush's visit as 9/11 unfolded: 'It changed everybody'
Employees at the Sarasota Bradenton International Airport are reflecting on the day George W. Bush returned to Air Force One following the terror attacks on September 11, 2001.
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(Dan Tri Newspaper) - At the time of the 9/11 terrorist attacks, then-US President George W. Bush had to travel continuously all day in the air across the country on Air Force One.
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