President Bush thanks search and rescue personnel at the Pentagon. President George W. Bush thanks search and rescue personnel at the Pentagon during a visit on Sept. 12, 2001. Bush, accompanied by Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, and Chief of Staff Andrew Card, toured the scene of destruction where a hijacked American Airlines flight was purposely crashed into the west side of the Pentagon. SHARE: Download: Full Size (0.04 MB) Credit: VIRIN: 599404-B-WVK83-187.jpg Photo Gallery