The Secret Service, under the direction of Ron Butterfield, burst in on Rakim Ali, guns drawn. Josh gives them a final few words and sends them off.ĥ:22pm - The Old Executive Office Building After the President leaves, another student asks "how it all began?" The First Lady relates the biblical story of Isaac and Ishmael - Isaac, the father of the Jews, and Ishmael, the father of the Muslims.ĭonna comes back to the Mess to say the crash has been lifted. The President relates that we don't need more martyrs, we need heroes. One of the student asks the President if he considers himself a man of principle. The President and the First Lady arrive in the Mess. Charlie also shows up and relates a story about how living in Southeast DC and making comparisons to gang members and terrorists. arrives in the Mess and joins the conversation. One of the students asks, "what was the first act of terrorism?" Toby and Sam tell the story an 11th Century group, from which the name "assassin" is derived.Ĭ.J. Toby asks the student to think about the political analogy to the question posed by Josh. Josh offers to go get some of his friends (the other White House Senior Staff) to continue the discussion.īack in the Mess, Josh has returned with Toby. He draws on a white board, "Islamic extremist is to Islamic as _ is to Christianity." After fielding several guesses - he writes the answer, "KKK." The conversation continues around Islamic extremism. Finally, one of the students speaks up and asks "why everyone is trying to kill them?" Josh goes on about this until the students respond with, "it's Arabs" and "it's Islamic" - Josh interrupts and tells them that is not the case. Josh presses the students to ask him a question about any topic. Josh goes in to talk to them after sending Donna to find out what's happened and how long it will be. Josh cautions the students not to be afraid and not to panic as Secret Service agents rush in as the White House is put on lockdown.ĭonna brings the students down to the White House Mess to wait out the crash. Josh is introducing himself to the students when Donna interrupts him to point out that the red "Crash" phone is lit on the security guard's desk. Josh tells Donna that he's going home but she tells him that he has to meet with students from Presidential Classroom, who are touring the White House. Two agents are conducting a search for a possible terrorist, and a match comes up for a person with the name of one of the aliases who works in the White House. Summary FBI Field Office - Burlington, Vermont 1.4 5:22pm - The Old Executive Office Building.1.3 The West Wing - the White House Mess.1.1 FBI Field Office - Burlington, Vermont.