No one saw the first plane hit the tower on television because it was not broadcast until the next day. However, Bush apparently had a first look at the attack according to the following statement attributed to President Bush:

"I was in Florida.  And my Chief of Staff, Andy Card -- actually, I was in a classroom talking about a reading program that works.  I was sitting outside the classroom waiting to go in, and I saw an airplane hit the tower -- the TV was obviously on.  And I used to fly, myself, and I said, well, there's one terrible pilot.  I said, it must have been a horrible accident."

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