President George W. Bush meets with Andy Card, Karl Rove, and Karen Hughes in the Oval Office of the White House on December 20, 2001.
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On the morning of September 11, 2001, nineteen terrorists hijacked four airplanes perpetrating a series of attacks that killed 2,977 people.
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President George W. Bush used the Presidential Briefing Papers as a guide for his working day.
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The President’s Daily Diary (PDD) is the official day-by-day record of every moment of George W. Bush’s eight years as President.