Photos show the moment President George W. Bush first learned of the 9/11 attacks — and how the president’s day unfolded

On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush was visiting an elementary school and reading to the children when the second plane hit the World Trade Center in New York City.

The school turned into a makeshift command center, and the president addressed the nation from the school before boarding Air Force One to get to a secure location.

These photos from the US National Archives show how the 43rd president’s day unfolded on 9/11.

President George W. Bush participated in a reading demonstration on the morning of Tuesday, September 11, 2001, at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida.

Bush watched television coverage of…