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(4:33 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Air Force One Leaves Nebraska; Heads Toward Washington

2001-09-11

This photo of Bush speaking to Cheney shortly after leaving Offutt will later be used for Republican fundraising purposes. This photo of Bush speaking to Cheney shortly after leaving Offutt will later be used for Republican fundraising purposes. [Source: White House]President Bush leaves Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska for Washington. [CNN, 9/12/2001; MSNBC, 9/22/2001; Daily Telegraph, 12/16/2001; Washington Times, 10/8/2002] He calls his wife Laura on the phone and tells her, “I’m coming home. See you at the White House. Love you, go on home.” [Sammon, 2002, pp. 123; Woodward, 2002, pp. 28]