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Ash-covered shoes and a president in crisis: A Reuters reporter remembers 9/11

  • Iconic moment: Bush was reading to schoolchildren in Florida when an aide whispered "America is under attack," a photo that captured the shock of 9/11.
  • Emotional response: He later visited Ground Zero, used a bullhorn to praise rescue crews and vowed the perpetrators would be held to account.
  • 25 years on: Bush will attend the anniversary and display 16 paintings he made about the day — and a Reuters reporter still keeps his ash-covered shoes from Ground Zero as a memento.
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