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...field office in New York City, with its 200 agents, was located in the World Trade Center. The plane's TV monitors were tuned in to local news broadcasts; Bush was watching as the second tower collapsed. About 45 minutes after takeoff, a decision was made to fly to Offut Air Force Base in Nebraska, site of the nation's nuclear command and one of the most secure military installations in the country. But Bush and his aides didn't want to wait that long before the President could make a public statement. Secret Service officials and military advisers...
...field office in New York City, with its 200 agents, was located in the World Trade Center. The plane's TV monitors were tuned in to local news broadcasts; Bush was watching as the second tower collapsed. About 45 minutes after takeoff, a decision was made to fly to Offut Air Force Base in Nebraska, site of the nation's nuclear command and one of the most secure military installations in the country. But Bush and his aides didn't want to wait that long before the President could make a public statement. Secret Service officials and military advisers...
...time, E4D's charter called for the council's chair to act as the divestment fund's president, and Offut, a self-described "libertarian" who opposed divestment, assumed his role...
...Offut increasingly drew fire from E4D's other directors, who said he was not adequately promoting the group. He ended up resigning his post, and the council and E4D came to share no more than a mailing address...
...midst of the Offut controversy, a binding student body referendum forced the council actively to pursue divestment. But Offut's reelection as council chair in February of 1986 was interpreted as a conscious effort by council members to avoid political controversy and embrace issues--such as extending library hours and hosting social events--that would not alienate any segment of the student body...