In this photograph, Vice President Richard B. Cheney meets with national security advisor Condoleezza Rice, deputy national security advisor Stephen J. Hadley, and other senior national security officials in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center (PEOC) following the terrorist attacks on the morning of September 11, 2001. From the secure facility beneath the White House, Vice President Cheney and the team of national security advisors communicated with President George W. Bush to monitor the crisis as it unfolded. President Bush received news of the suspected terrorist attacks while taking part in a reading demonstration at Emma E. Brooker Elementary School in Sarasota, Florida, and for the hours that followed worked from his office aboard Air Force One.

In this photograph, taken on March 23, 2005, President George W. Bush hosts a summit luncheon with world leaders from Canada and Mexico at the Prairie Chapel Ranch, his home near Crawford, Texas. Among those in attendance were President Vicente Fox Quesada of Mexico, Prime Minister Paul Martin of Canada, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, Secretary of Commerce Carlos M. Gutierrez, Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security Michael Chertoff, and National Security Adviser Stephen J. Hadley.

This photograph, taken on November 27, 2008, shows First Lady Laura Bush and guests lining up at a table for a Thanksgiving Day buffet at Camp David. The seasonal spread was prepared by chef Matthew Wendel and included turkey, mashed potatoes, green beans, and corn bread dressing. President George W. Bush and Mrs. Bush hosted the holiday celebration for friends and family. Among the guests pictured in this photograph is Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice.

This photograph was taken on April 25, 2005 during a luncheon hosted by President George W. Bush in honor of Crown Prince Abdullah of Saudi Arabia. The luncheon was held at the Prairie Chapel Ranch, the president's home near Crawford, Texas. During the meeting, the world leaders discussed the relationship between their respective nations, their response to the threat of terrorism, and oil trade relations, and dined on spinach and orange salad, rosemary lamb chops, Texas wild rice, roasted vegetables, and carrot pudding cake. Others pictured in this photograph include Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, White House chief of staff Andrew H. Card, and former Secretary of State Colin Powell.

In this photograph, taken by Eric Draper on May 21, 2007, President George W. Bush hosts a luncheon at the Prairie Chapel Ranch, his home near Crawford, Texas, for Jaap de Hoop Scheffer, secretary general of the North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO), and his wife, Jeannine de Hoop Scheffer-van Oorschot. President Bush invited the secretary general to the ranch to discuss international security challenges, and NATO operations in Afghanistan and Kosovo. At the lunch, guests were served cheddar cheeseburgers, potato salad, Texas farm cheeses, fruit, brownies, and Blue Bell ice cream. Also present at luncheon were First Lady Laura Bush, Secretary of State Condoleeza Rice, Secretary of Defense Robert M. Gates, United States permanent representative to NATO Victoria Nuland, special assistant and senior director for European Affairs for the National Security Council Judith A. Ansley, ambassador Henne Shuwer, NATO spokesman James Appathurai, and military assistant to the Secretary general, Lt. Col. Paul van der Heijden.

This photograph is of President George W. Bush meeting with his National Security Council in the Presidential Emergency Operations Center of the White House following his address to the nation in the wake of the September 11 Terrorist Attacks. Those attending the meeting included Vice President Richard B. Cheney, Secretary of State Colin Powell, National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice, Attorney General John D. Ashcroft, chief of staff Andrew H. Card, and George Tenet, director of the Central Intelligence Agency.

This photograph by Eric Draper shows National Security Advisor Condoleezza Rice standing in the Oval Office with President George W. Bush sitting at the Resolute Desk. President Bush is telephoning world leaders following the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.

This photograph of the Oval Office was taken by White House Photographer Paul Morse during the George W. Bush administration. This aerial shot shows President Bush meeting with his Homeland Security advisors and other White House staff on December 21, 2001. Clockwise, from the bottom: President Bush, Homeland Security Secretary Tom Ridge, Dr. Condoleezza Rice, Admiral Steve Abbot, Karen Hughes, Dean McGrath, Karl Rove, Albert Hawkins, Mitch Daniels, Josh Bolten, and Andrew Card. Paul Morse is standing at left. President Bush used the Resolute desk, popular among modern presidents.