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It was hard to call off air force one that day and to call to it. we tried several times to reach each other and finally did reach each other. we learned a lot about white house communications that day and made changes. >> its surprising to me to hear you say you were never really scared. so many millions of americans were scared for you and for your husband. >> in retrospect flight 93 may have been headed toward the capitol, which is where i was on september 11th, with senator kennedy and senat...

We had been the children of a president. we knew when george decided to run that thats what happens. and its not just what happens to a republican president. now as we see, its what happens to anybody on either side of the aisle that serves in the office of president of the united states. theres always a loud chorus of complaint from the other side. or even from your own friends. >> how did barbara and jenna handle that criticism? >> they lived with it. they knew about it because they were born ...

The white house is so tucked in that if that was really the first site or first intention of that hijacker, they went onto the pentagon. >> people hear the word bunker and they have a vision. describe what the bunker at the white house is like. >> it really is sort of like a bunker. its deep below the white house in a basement. i think it was maybe added during truman or roosevelt during war. and it looks like it was added during truman or roosevelt. the furniture looks that old in it. theres a ...

Your husband was president of the united states. 9/11, there was a grenade thrown at him. were you ever really scared for your husband, your family, yourself? >> i think every first lady probably worries a little bit about her husband. i think thats just part of it. not really. im not really a fearful person and neither is george and of course we knew we were protected by the secret service and so i was not -- seldom was i really afraid for either him or myself. >> what about on 9/11? how scared...

Trail in 2004 in florida. i know he went into a back room. i watched him go in. i saw, seemed to me when he came out re emotional. i know todd beamers dad was there. todd beamer known for lets roll in the flight that went down in pennsylvania. he took a lot of this hard. >> sure, of course you do. thats the most difficult thing to know that you are the one who gave the orders for troops to go into harms way. it was not something we expected. you dont expect that if you are going to run for presi...

Had been shot down that day in iraq. >> he took a lot of this hard. i was with him on the campaign trail in 2004 in florida. i know he went into a back room. i watched him go in. i saw, seemed to me when he came out re emotional. i know todd beamers dad was there. todd beamer known for lets roll in the flight that went down in pennsylvania. he took a lot of this hard. >> sure, of course you do. thats the most difficult thing to know that you are the one who gave the orders for troops to go into ...

Trail in 2004 in florida. i know he went into a back room. i watched him go in. i saw, seemed to me when he came out re emotional. i know todd beamers dad was there. todd beamer known for lets roll in the flight that went down in pennsylvania. he took a lot of this hard. >> sure, of course you do. thats the most difficult thing to know that you are the one who gave the orders for troops to go into harms way. it was not something we expected. you dont expect that if you are going to run for presi...

Certainly for when i started shopping for houses in dallas and started looking forward to going back to texas, thats how we both felt. >> sean: you look at a lot of athletes the transition. you are in this world where it is second by second, hour by hour, day-by-day, a lot of excitement. and all of a sudden the faucet gets turned off. it is tough for people. >> i didnt have trouble with that im sure george did i worried about what his transition would be although he didnt seem like it. but you a...

Been shot down that day in iraq. >> sean: he took a lot of this hard. i was with him on campaign trail in 2004 in florida. i know he went into a backroom, i watched him go. i saw -- it seemed to me when he came out very emotional, todd beamers dad was there, todd beamer known for lets roll in the flight that went down in pennsylvania. he took a lot of this hard. >> of course. you cant help it. thats the most difficult thing to know that you are the one who gave the orders for our troops to go in...

To be part of the bush library. but politics over. >> sean: its the worlds toughest job. i believe in american exceptionalism i think the weight of the world is on your shoulder in that position. write about it in the book what was some of the tougher times you describe 9/11 as one of those tough times. what were some of your tougher moments, tougher times in the white house, for you? >> the ones i wrote about in the book obviously september 11, and all the days and months that followed. especia...