Laura Bush

Events (27)

• March 12, 2000: Presidential Candidate George Bush Meets with Suspected Supporter of US-Designated Terrorist Groups 2000-03-12
• (Shortly After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Emergency Response Team Carrying Guns Escorts First Lady from Senate Office Building 2001-09-11
• (10:10 a.m.-10:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Taken to Secret Service Headquarters, but Delayed in Traffic 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
• (10:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady and Staff Arrive at Secret Service Headquarters 2001-09-11
• (Between 11:00 a.m. and 11:40 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Calls Daughters and Mother from Secret Service Headquarters 2001-09-11
• 11:08 p.m. September 11, 2001: False Alarm Over Unidentified Plane Leads to Temporary Evacuation of President Bush to White House Bunker 2001-09-11
• (Shortly Before 11:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Finally Talks to First Lady on the Phone 2001-09-11
• (1:30 p.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Told to Prepare to Leave Washington; Staffers Collect Her Clothes and Pets from the White House 2001-09-11
• 6:30 p.m. September 11, 2001: First Lady Driven to White House by Secret Service Agents, Taken to Underground Command Center 2001-09-11
• 7:10 p.m. September 11, 2001: President Bush Reunited with First Lady in White House Underground Command Center 2001-09-11
• (8:55 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Informed of Crash at WTC While Leaving White House for Capitol Hill 2001-09-11
• (9:07 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Begins Journey from White House to Capitol Hill, Unaware of Second Crash at WTC 2001-09-11
• (9:14 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady Learns of Second Crash at WTC, Realizes It Is Terrorism 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:16 a.m.) September 11, 2001: No Increase in Security on Capitol Hill, despite Arrival of First Lady 2001-09-11
• 9:16 a.m.-9:40 a.m. September 11, 2001: First Lady Arrives at Senate Office Building, Spends Time with Senators Kennedy and Gregg 2001-09-11
• 9:41 a.m. September 11, 2001: First Lady and Senators Appear before Reporters, Comment on Attacks 2001-09-11
• (9:45 a.m.-9:50 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady and Entourage Go to Senator’s Office after Learning of Pentagon Attack 2001-09-11
• (9:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Reporter Told to Stay Away from Senate Office Building Window because Plane Is ‘Headed Right for Us,’ but First Lady Not Evacuated 2001-09-11
• (9:50 a.m.-10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: First Lady and Staff Wait in Senator’s Office before Being Evacuated 2001-09-11
• (9:54 a.m.-2:50 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Has Problems Communicating with Washington while He Is on Air Force One 2001-09-11
• November 17, 2001: Laura Bush, State Department Decry Taliban Oppression of Women 2001-11-17
• November 27, 2003: President Bush Visits Troops in Baghdad for Thanksgiving 2003-11-27
• December 17, 2003: Bush on Iraq’s Lack of WMDs: ‘So What’s the Difference?’ 2003-12-17
• April 30-May 1, 2005: Press Responds with Adoration, ‘Sycophancy’ to First Lady’s Performance at Correspondent’s Dinner 2005-05-01
• June 8, 2009: Former First Lady Speaks Well of Supreme Court Nominee 2009-06-08
• May 11, 2010: Former First Lady Favors Abortion, Gay Rights 2010-05-11