President Bush Delivers a National Address in Response to the Attacks on World Trade Center.
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Year Created: 2001
Description: On the morning of September 11, 2001, President George W. Bush spoke from Emma Booker Elementary School in Florida after planes struck the World Trade Center. He called the crashes a “national tragedy” and an “apparent terrorist attack,” assuring the public that the government was mobilizing resources for victims and investigations. Bush emphasized that “terrorism against our nation will not stand,” concluding with a moment of silence for the victims, marking a pivotal moment in U.S. history.
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Office of the Press Secretary
September 11, 2001
Remarks by the President After Two Planes Crash Into World Trade Center
Emma Booker Elementary School
Sarasota, Florida
9:30 A.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Ladies and gentlemen, this is a difficult moment for America. I, unfortunately, will be going back to Washington after my remarks. Secretary Rod Paige and the Lt. Governor will take the podium and discuss education. I do want to thank the folks here at Booker Elementary School for their hospitality.
Today we've had a national tragedy. Two airplanes have crashed into the World Trade Center in an apparent terrorist attack on our country. I have spoken to the Vice President, to the Governor of New York, to the Director of the FBI, and have ordered that the full resources of the federal government go to help the victims and their families, and to conduct a full-scale investigation to hunt down and to find those folks who committed this act.
Terrorism against our nation will not stand.
And now if you would join me in a moment of silence. May God bless the victims, their families, and America. Thank you very much.
END 9:31 A.M. EDT
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Bush, George W. Remarks by the President After Two Planes Crash Into World Trade Center. 11 Sept. 2001, Emma Booker Elementary School, Sarasota, FL. The Avalon Project, Yale Law School, https://avalon.law.yale.edu/sept11/president_008.asp.
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