George W

Events (1539)

• August 14, 2001: Clinton Appointee Replaced at FERC by Enron Selection 2001-08-14
• August 17, 2001: GAO Chief Reiterates Position regarding Cheney Task Force Information 2001-08-17
• August 21, 2001: Local FBI Pleads with Headquarters to Warn Secret Service About Moussaoui 2001-08-21
• August 23, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Told of Moussaoui, but Does Not Inform White House and Takes No Action 2001-08-23
• August 24, 2001: Former Head of Space Command Appointed as Chairman of Joint Chiefs 2001-08-24
• August 27, 2001: Saudis Threaten to End Their Alliance with US 2001-08-27
• August 29, 2001: President Bush Vows Security Is His First Responsibility 2001-08-29
• September 1-8, 2001: Tenet Briefs Bush Six More Times, Fails to Mention Moussaoui, Alhazmi, or Almihdhar 2001-09-01
• September 4, 2001: Cabinet-Rank Advisers Discuss Terrorism, Approve Revised Version of Clarke’s Eight Month-Old-Plan 2001-09-04
• August 29-September 6, 2001: Bush Tries to Repair Relations with Saudis, But Policy Change Halted by 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-06
• September 6, 2001: US Considers More Favorable Policy Towards Palestinians; But Change Is Halted by 9/11 Attacks 2001-09-06
• September 7, 2001: President Bush’s Plan to Visit Sarasota on 9/11 Is Publicly Announced; Hijackers Atta and Alshehhi Are Seen in Sarasota that Evening 2001-09-07
• September 9, 2001: President Bush’s First Budget Has Gaps for Counterterrorism Funding 2001-09-09
• January 20-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Sees Rogue States with Missiles as Top Security Threat instead of Al-Qaeda 2001-09-10
• January-September 10, 2001: Bush Administration Slow to Develop New Policy Regarding Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Al-Qaeda 2001-09-10
• January 20-September 10, 2001: President Bush Briefed on Al-Qaeda over 40 Times 2001-09-10
• September 10, 2001: Vice President Cheney’s Domestic Terrorism Task Force Finally Beginning to Hire Staff 2001-09-10
• September 10, 2001: President Bush Arrives at Longboat Key Resort; Tight Overnight Security Includes Surface-to-Air Missiles 2001-09-10
• Between August 6 and September 10, 2001: ’Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ Memo Is Not Acted Upon 2001-09-10
• Between August 6 and September 11, 2001: No High-Level Meetings to Discuss ‘Bin Laden Determined to Strike in US’ Memo 2001-09-11
• Just Before September 11, 2001: Deputies Still Putting Final Touches on Three-Year Plan to Stop Al-Qaeda 2001-09-11
• (Between 7:00 and 11:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Pakistani President Assures Unconditional Support for US Fight Against Taliban 2001-09-11
• (1:15 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Neoconservative Writer Ledeen Connects 9/11 Attacks with 1991 Decision Not to Overthrow Iraq’s Hussein 2001-09-11
• 3:20 p.m. September 11, 2001: White House Incorrectly Suspects US Airways Flight from Spain of Being Hijacked 2001-09-11
• September 11, 2001: Bush Administration Said to Have No Clear Foreign Policy 2001-09-11
• After September 11, 2001: Russian-Born Businessman Provides US Intelligence with Information about Al-Qaeda 2001-09-11
• Shortly After September 11, 2001: Bush Thinks Iraq Might Be Behind 9/11 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:00 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush and Vice President Cheney Said to Confer on Shootdown Orders; 9/11 Commission Later Doubts Their Account 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 10:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush, Going Against Secret Service Advice, Refuses to Sleep in White House Bunker 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:00 a.m. and 10:20 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Bush Supposedly Speaks with Defense Secretary Rumsfeld about Shootdown Procedure, but Accounts Conflict 2001-09-11
• (10:00 a.m.-10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Returns to the Pentagon; Speaks to President Bush and Temporarily Joins White House Teleconference 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:10 a.m. and 10:15 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Vice President Cheney Is Told that Flight 93 Is Still Heading to Washington, Orders It Shot Down 2001-09-11
• (After 10:06 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Is Told of Flight 93 Crash, Wonders If It Was Shot Down 2001-09-11
• (10:10 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Military Put on High Alert 2001-09-11
• (10:10 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Turns West, Away from Washington 2001-09-11
• 10:18 a.m.-10:20 a.m. September 11, 2001: Cheney Calls Bush; Receives Shootdown Authorization, According to 9/11 Commission 2001-09-11
• (10:20 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Heads toward New Destination of Barksdale Air Force Base 2001-09-11
• 1:02 p.m. September 11, 2001: Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Calls for War; President Bush Says There Will be a Counterattack 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:31 a.m. and 11:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: White House Counselor Hughes Is Unable to Reach President Bush on Air Force One 2001-09-11
• 10:32 a.m. September 11, 2001: Cheney Warns Bush of Apparent Threat to Air Force One; Official Account Murky, Disbelieved by Many 2001-09-11
• (10:32 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Asks about the Palestinian Group that Supposedly Claimed Responsibility for the Terrorist Attacks 2001-09-11
• Between 10:32 a.m. and 11:45 a.m. September 11, 2001: Russian President Calls the White House 2001-09-11
• (10:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Heads for Louisiana on Air Force One, Following Warning from Cheney and Rice 2001-09-11
• (10:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Notified that His Wife and Daughters Are at Safe Locations 2001-09-11
• 10:41 a.m. September 11, 2001: Cheney Calls Bush, Warns Him against Returning to Washington 2001-09-11
• (10:43 a.m.) September 11, 2001: 9/11 Commission Report Describes Defense Secretary Rumsfeld Deciding to Put Military on High Alert; Time Conflicts with Other Accounts 2001-09-11
• 1:04 p.m. September 11, 2001: Military on High Alert Worldwide 2001-09-11
• 1:04 p.m. September 11, 2001: Bush’s Speech Recorded at Barksdale Air Force Base Broadcast on Television 2001-09-11
• (Between 10:55 a.m. and 11:41 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Fighter Escort Finally Reaches Air Force One? Reports Conflict 2001-09-11
• 1:05 p.m. September 11, 2001: Report of Airplane Approaching President Bush’s Ranch Turns Out to Be False Alarm 2001-09-11