Commissions: The White House: P7381-03.JPG

PRESIDENT BUSH ARRIVES THE DOWNTOWN MANHATTAN HELIPORT ABOARD MARINE ONE. HE IS ACCOMPANIED BY GOV. GEORGE PATAKI AND MAYOR RUDOLPH GIULIANI. THE PRESIDENT VISITS THE SITE OF THE WORLD TRADE CENTER DISASTER. HE GREETS FIREFIGHTERS, POLICE AND RESCUE PERSONNEL. THE PRESIDENT IS ACCOMPANIED BY NEW YORK FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMISSIONER THOMAS VON ESSEN, SEN. CHARLES (CHUCK) SCHUMER, SEN. HILLARY RODHAM CLINTON, REP. CHARLES (CHARLIE) RANGEL, FEMA DIRECTOR JOE ALLBAUGH, ANDY CARD, ARI FLEISCHER AND OTHERS. FORMER NYC MAYOR ED KOCH IS PRESENT. THE PRESIDENT USES A BULLHORN TO ADDRESS THE RESCUE WORKERS. HE PUTS HIS ARM AROUND RETIRED FIREMAN BOB BECKWITH FROM LADDER 117. HE WAVES THE AMERICAN FLAG (RELEASE, JUMBO P7376-22 IS ALSO A WHITE HOUSE WEB SITE PHOTO). RESCUE WORKERS CHEER THE PRESIDENT (JUMBO, P7377-6 IS A WH WEB SITE PHOTO). TWO FIREMEN STAND AT GROUND ZERO (JUMBO P7377-13). THE PRESIDENT TOURS THE MURRAY STREET AND WEST STREET DISASTER SITE. HE VISITS WITH FAMILIES OF MISSING AND DECEASED EMERGENCY SERVICE WORKERS. HE GREETS FEMA AND RESCUE VOLUNTEERS AT THE JACOB K. JAVITS CONVENTION CENTER. ARLENE HOWARD PRESENTS THE PRESIDENT WITH HER SON'S POLICE BADGE (RELEASE P7385-16). PORT AUTHORITY POLICE OFFICER GEORGE HOWARD WAS WEARING THE BADGE WHEN HE WAS KILLED. PRESIDENT BUSH PUTS HIS ARMS AROUND AN UNIDENTIFIED COUPLE (JUMBO, RELEASE AND WH WEB SITE PHOTO P7385-12). THE PRESIDENT AUTOGRAPHS A BANNER. HE IS GIVEN AN AMERICAN FLAG AND A TEXAS STATE FLAG. PRESIDENT BUSH DEPARTS NEW YORK CITY ABOARD MARINE ONE. HE LOOKS DOWN AT THE NIGHTTIME RESCUE SITE.

Location: NEW YORK CITY

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