George W. Bush
The 43rd US president, George W. Bush was commander in chief during the September 11 attacks in 2001, one of the most tragic events in US history. Having been in office for two consecutive terms from 2001 to 2008, during his presidency he ordered the invasion of Afghanistan as well as a second Gulf War in Iraq, which as a result overthrew Saddam Hussein, its leader. As a response to the 9/11 terror attacks, Bush established the Department of Homeland Security. Spending five years as the governor of Texas before becoming president, Bush won the 2000 presidential election. Due to winning the popular vote by just 0.5 percent in Florida, there was a lengthy recount of the votes in the state, resulting in him becoming president after winning the electoral vote but losing the popular vote. With his father George H.W. Bush having been the president about a decade earlier, Bush himself is the second president in US history to be the son of a former president.
George W. Bush
Bush Hears About 9/11
It’s hard to forget that fateful day, the day that America was attacked by Al Qaeda terrorists who flew two airplanes into the World Trade Centers in New York City. This photograph shows the exact moment that President Bush heard about the devastating attacks. Bush was at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota County, Florida, when he was informed. He was promoting literacy in America and even participated in the reading of The Pet Goat with children from the school.
Bush Hears About 911
