Rudy Giuliani: They got the White House on the phone, and it was Chris Hennick, who was the deputy political director for President Bush. I asked Chris how he was. He said, “Okay.” I said, “Do we have air cover?” He said, “It has already been requested and it was sent out. You should see the planes in five or 10 minutes.” I said to him, “Can I talk to the president?” He said, “You can’t; we’re evacuating the White House right now,” which was a very eerie feeling. I said, “Has the Pentagon been attacked?” I had heard that rumor. Chris said—I’ll always remember how he answered it because it was
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