George W. Bush
George W. Bush is the 43rd US president and he was the commander-in-chief during the tragic September 11 attacks on the Twin Towers back in 2001. He served for two consecutive terms and he was in office from 2001 to 2008. Other important events that happened during his presidency were the invasion of Afghanistan and the second Gulf War which resulted in the deposition of the Iraqi leader Saddam Hussein. Bush, as a response to 9/11, established the Department of Homeland Security. He spent five years as the Texas governor before he won the presidential election in 2000. He won the popular vote by only 0.5 percent in Florida and the results ended with a long recount of the votes. Bush was ultimately declared the president when he won the electoral vote despite his loss in the popular vote. George H.W. Bush, his father, was the president about ten years before his term and he is the second POTUS to have been the child of another president.
George W. Bush
Bush Hears About 9/11
Tuesday morning, September 11th, 2001. Everyone remembers the day that Al Qaeda attacked the United States. Two airplanes were flown into the World Trade Centers in New York City and thousands died. At the time of the attack, the president was at Emma E. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota County, Florida.
Bush Hears About 911
