The Obama Diary

3:0 EDT: The President Holds a Town Hall with Service Members, Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland

On This Day - Pete Souza: “We were at the Pentagon to mark the ninth anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks. After the formal ceremony, the President stopped to shake hands with family members of victims attending the event. Here he is holding hands with a little girl.” Sept. 11, 2010

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Today (all times Eastern)

8:45: President Obama, the First Lady, and White House Staff Observe a Moment of Silence to Mark the 14th Anniversary of the 9/11 Attacks

1:0: Vice President Biden Delivers Remarks at the 9/11 Motorcycle Ride Kick Off Event,
New York

3:0: The President Holds a Town Hall with Service Members, Defense Media Activity, Fort Meade, Maryland

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On This Day

President Obama listens during an economic policy meeting in the Roosevelt Room of the White House, Sept. 11, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama and President Obama meet with the Crown Prince and Princess of the Netherlands in the Yellow Oval Room of the White House in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2009 (Photo by Samantha Appleton)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama gather on the South Lawn of the White House to observe a moment of silence marking the eighth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks, Sept. 11, 2009 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama pauses during a moment of silence in the Diplomatic Reception Room of the White House at 8:46AM, Sept. 11, 2010, in remembrance of the time that the first plane hit the World Trade Center in 2001 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Barack Obama greets guests at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama signs a program for children at the Pentagon in Arlington, Va., on the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama greets a woman following a ceremony to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama talks with guests following a ceremony to commemorate the tenth anniversary of the 9/11 attacks against the United States, at the Flight 93 National Memorial in Shanksville, Pa., Sunday, Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

Following the ceremony at the Flight 93 National Memorial, the President and First Lady pause as they view the crash site. Sept. 11, 2011 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Obama greets an attendee after signing his invitation during the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama and First Lady Michelle Obama visit Section 60 at Arlington National Cemetery in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2012 (Photo by Pete Souza)

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President Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, Vice President Joe Biden and Jill Biden pause for a moment of silence on the 12th anniversary of the attacks of September 11, 2001, on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, September 11, 2025

President Obama greets children at the September 11th Observance Ceremony at the Pentagon Memorial in Arlington, Va., Sept. 11, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)

President Obama greets volunteers at Food & Friends during a service project to commemorate the September 11th National Day of Service and Remembrance, in Washington, D.C., Sept. 11, 2013 (Photo by Pete Souza)

First Lady Michelle Obama talks with children at the USO Warrior and Family Center in Fort Belvoir, Va., Sept. 11, 2013. The center supports wounded, ill and injured troops, their families and caregivers, as well as local active duty troops (Photo by Lawrence Jackson)