On the evening of Sept. 11, 2001, then-Pres. George W. Bush addressed a terrified nation from the White House.
Bush was visiting an elementary school in Sarasota, Florida when the Sept. 11 terror attacks occurred. (HISTORY)
That morning, Al Qaeda militants hijacked and plunged two airplanes into the Twin Towers, killing 2.7K+ people. (HISTORY)
Two more planes were hijacked that day. One plane, Flight 77, crashed into the Pentagon, killing 184 people. (History)
A fourth, Flight 93, was headed for Washington DC. Passengers rebelled, crashing the plane and killing all those on it.
After the attacks, Bush flew to a bunker at the Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska to assess the situation.
According to HISTORY, Bush "repeatedly insisted" that he deliver his address from the White House, not the bunker.