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Photos: How the White House Reacted on 9/11

Photos from the National Archives show then-Vice President Dick Cheney as he watches 9/11 unfold.

Sarah Gibbens and National Journal
President Bush with Vice President Cheney in the President's Emergency Operations Center. (National Archives)

Over 350 never-before-seen photos were recently released by the National Archives as a result of a Freedom of Information Act request by the Kirk Documentary Group, which covered the Bush administration for PBS's Frontline. Cheney, who was a central part of the government's reponse to 9/11, can be seen with former President Bush and staffers in the President's Emergency Operations Center, or PEOC, and en route to Camp David.

The full collection of photos can be viewed on the National Archives' flickr page. 

Vice President Cheney watches the events of 9/11 unfold on a TV at his desk. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney talks with I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby and Mary Matalin.  (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with Senior Staff in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with Senior Staff in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with Laura Bush and Lynne Cheney in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with Laura Bush, Lynne Cheney and senior staff in the PEOC. (National Archives)
President Bush with Vice President Cheney and Senior Staff in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with senior staff in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Secretary of State Colin Powell and National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with senior staff in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney with senior staff in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Former CIA Director George Tenet listens to President Bush's address in the PEOC. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney and Lynne Cheney depart the White House to Marine Two.  (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney and Lynne Cheney aboard Marine Two.  (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney aboard Marine Two and en route to Camp David.  (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney and Lynne Cheney Arrive at Camp David. (National Archives)
Vice President Cheney and Lynne Cheney arrive at Camp David.  (National Archives)

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