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Sept. 10, 2003
The President’s Story
The President Talks In Detail About His Sept. 11 Experience

http://www.cbsnews.com/stories/2009/01/17/politics/main4731488.shtml

Excerpt:

In a series of exclusive interviews about the events of 9/11, Correspondent Scott Pelley spent two hours with Mr. Bush - one on Air Force One and another in the Oval Office - just before the first anniversary of 9/11.

60 Minutes II found that the president was still moved, sometimes to tears, when he remembered Sept. 11.

“I knew, the farther we get away from Sept. 11, the more likely it is for some around the world to forget the mission. But not me,” says Mr. Bush during the Air Force One interview.

“Not me. I made the pledge to myself and to people that I’m not going to forget what happened on Sept. 11. So long as I’m president, we will pursue the killers and bring them to justice. We owe that to those who have lost their lives.”

The memories come back sharp and clear on Air Force One, where 60 Minutes II joined the president for a trip across the country. We wanted to talk to him there because that is where he spent the first hours after the attack.