Nov. 13, 2001

President Calls Airline Crash Heartbreaking
President Bush Monday said, "It is heartbreaking to have picked up the phone and called my friend, Rudy Giuliani and Governor George Pataki and once again expressed our condolences, and at the same time, assured the people of New York our federal government will respond as quickly as possible."  

Monday's Press Briefing with White House Press Secretary
MR. FLEISCHER: Good afternoon. This morning, as the President was convening a meeting of his National Security Council to go over the latest developments in the war against terrorism, he received a note handed into the meeting at 9:25 a.m, informing him of the crash of an American Airlines flight at JFK Airport in New York City.  

President Speaks at Veterans Day Prayer Breakfast
At the Veterans Day Prayer Breakfast in New York, President Bush Sunday honored the nation's veterans.  

President of Pakistan Reaffirms Commitment to Fight Terrorism
President Musharraf Saturday told the press, "Pakistan has taken the considered decision to be a part of the coalition, to be with the United States, to fight terrorism in all its forms wherever it exists. And let me also assure the President that Pakistan will remain committed to this -- to the fight against terrorism."