Sept. 12, 2001
President Tours Pentagon
But coming here confirms what the Secretary and I both know, that this is a great nation. People here working hard prove it; people out here working their hearts out to answer families' questions, to remove the rubble and debris from this office. I want to thank everybody not only on this site, but all across America, for responding so generously, so kindly, in their prayers, in their contributions of love and their willingness to help in any way they can.

Statement by the President in Address to the Nation

The day after the U.S. was attacked by terrorists, the American flag flies at half-staff at the White House Complex as dawn's early light rises over the nation's capital.