The Day That Changed America | Indianapolis News

When the first plane struck the World Trade Center, Mitch Daniels was in the White House, witnessing history unfold without a playbook. As the nation scrambled, he helped set up a crisis command center, coordinated with President Bush, and became one of the first to visit Ground Zero. In a tense White House bomb shelter, he helped birth the Department of Homeland Security — a move that, despite flaws, reshaped national security for decades. Daniels also steered critical federal aid to New York and its families, earning praise from Senator Chuck Schumer for his economic insight and leadership. The 9/11 attacks didn’t just change America’s priorities — they redefined its government, and Daniels was at the heart of it all.

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