Executive Office Staff at Work on September 11, 2001

This photograph was taken after executive office staff evacuated the White House following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. Anita McBride, assistant to President George W. Bush, led a group of senior staff to continue operations from the DaimlerChrysler office building, where her husband Tim McBride, former aide to President George H. W. Bush, worked as director of government affairs. This photograph shows a group of White House staffers working from offices relinquished by DaimlerChrysler employees for their use. Logan Walters, aide to President George W. Bush, gestures towards a document on a desk where deputy assistant Israel Hernandez and personal secretary Ashley Estes are seated. In the background, special assistant Kristen Silverberg convenes with associate council Courtney Elwood.