When was bush notified of 911

That day's reading lesson was focused on the short story, "The Pet Goat. As the kids began reading the short story, "The Pet Goat," Andrew Card, the president's chief of staff, entered the room, walked over to the president, and whispered in his ear. Shown here is the cover of the children's reading book that contained the short story, that President Bush held on Sept. The students were just 7 years old at the time, but they could see on the president's face that something had happened.

It was American Airlines 11 which was about to crash into the North Tower. The United Airlines Flight lost communication with the ground after reporting the transmission. A flight attendant called the airline's San Francisco office to report that the plane has been hijacked. She informed that both pilots had been killed, another flight attendant stabbed and hijackers were flying the plane in all probability.

The tower collapsed at 9. The Navy captain, who had informed Bush about the plane crash, told Card that another plane had crashed into the second tower of the World Trade Center. Card walked up to the president and whispered, "A second plane hit the second tower, America is under attack. Bush remained in the classroom for about five to seven minutes and left with his motorcade at 9.

American Airlines 77, which departed from Dulles for Los Angeles, deviated from the assigned course at 8. The transponder was turned off two minutes later. An airline executive learnt about the communication being lost with another flight, with one already crashed into the WTC. That only lasted for a minute as the news camera focused on the burning building caught a glimpse of a second plane hitting the second tower. Immediately we knew our country was under attack, and we were sitting in the middle of a military town.

Brown is the director of new school development at New Schools for Alabama. He lives in Memphis. Prior to the second plane hitting, it seemed like there was confusion over what was happening. The second strike made it clear that it was an attack, which made things more terrifying and confusing, especially to a high school student.

Now, looking back, I mostly think about all of the terrible things that have emanated from that terrible day. I think about the anti-Islam hate that spiked overnight. When I finally got to the roof, you could tell it was more than that. While I was up there, the first tower fell.

At first, it looked like water was being used to put out the fires, but as the smoke spread and cleared, it became obvious that the tower fell. After that, I returned to class, incredulous. I remember looking at my watch to note the date because I knew it would be something that would be remembered. I was paralyzed, and my students were terrified and asking me if we were going to die. It felt like an alien invasion. The message was to continue on and not let the students know.

At the end of the school day, the principal came on the intercom to announce after-school activities had been canceled. Our principal wanted the students to learn about this from their family members. To this day, I admire how my principal handled this.

We turned on the radio instead. I spent the day calming the fears of young teenagers while trying to control my own. All these years later, the unity of our nation is what comes to mind. We had prayer services in the park, and people from all walks of life attended. This is unusual in our town. We held hands and prayed and hugged. American flags were everywhere. Jeffries told Mrs. Hahn something behind the piece of paper as if to tell her a secret. Hahn rolled in the TV — those big ones, strapped to a rolling cart with the VHS that never worked — and turned on the news.

Later that day, I remember getting off the bus and my parents being home. They were never home when my brother and I got home from school. At first, there was a steady stream of sirens, then silence and a steady stream of people covered in ash walking [toward Brooklyn]. By noon most of the children had been picked up, and the teachers were sent home. I stayed with a small group and the principal till 4 or p. By then, the F train was running, and I was able to get back home to Brooklyn. The train was packed and completely silent.

I'm OK,''" he said Cheney told him. Vice President, we have a plane coming down through Pennsylvania, down the Potomac direction. It's a hijacked plane. We need your authorization to take it down. Flight 93 was not shot down. It crashed after the passengers and crew fought back against the hijackers. Bush that day. Please enter email address to continue.