‘You immediately go into Governor’s Mode’: Former governor Jim Gilmore reflects on leading Virginia through 9/11

RICHMOND, Va. (WRIC) — On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, Jim Gilmore was inside a dressing room at the Virginia Executive Mansion, getting ready for another day as Virginia’s 68th Governor.

“We turned on the TV, cause I liked to watch the news before I went to work,” Gilmore told 8News from his Central Virginia home as the 25th anniversary of Sept. 11, 2001 approached.

Gilmore said the day started fairly routine…

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