Speaker

The speaker of the 9/11 Address to the Nation is George W. Bush, the President of the United States at the time of the terrorist attacks on the World Trade Center in New York and the Pentagon in Washington, D.C., on 11th of September, 2001.

At the time of the terrorist attacks, Bush was in the first year of his first term as President of the United States. He was elected president in 2000 when he defeated his Democratic rival, Al Gore.

George W. Bush was the presidential nominee of the Republican Party, a historical US political party characterized by its orientation towards individualism, traditional family values, and a strong military.

When the speaker mentions the military in his 9/11 speech: “Our military is powerful, and it’s prepared.” ...