Speech On 9/11

On September 11, 2001, George W. Bush addressed the United States of America in a pivotal moment in the history of the country. As people tuned in to watch this speech all across the country, it was of high importance the president remained calm and gave the people of the United States an idea of what was to come after this tragic event. There is no denying how much this terrorist attack struck the United States, it was devastating and it will always be remembered. However, in the speech that George Bush gave that day the whole world knew America would become stronger for this, and would come together as one in this time of grieving. In George Bush’s speech that day, he recognized the people that were affected and how tragic this event was,

Many things have changed since this event took place, security was taken to a whole different level. When the first plane flew into one of the two twin towers, George Bush was reading to a kindergarten class. One of his security guys came and told him the news, but he remained calm people saw no panic from him and I think his reaction helped people stay calm around the country. Also, later that night when his speech took place it spoke volumes across the country that he gave this speech in the Oval Office in the White House. President Bush did that to show people around the world watching that he was not afraid and would not be scared out of his own home. This event was an emotional one for everyone in America, the speech given by President Bush put it all into

Bush has a ton of credibility being the President of the United States of America, his speech has ethos because of this. On a day where everyone was tuned in to watch this speech, everyone was listening and believing in what President Bush said. He responded to this tragic event by saying, “America has stood down enemies before, and we will do so this time. None of us will ever forget this day, yet we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world.” Every word he said in his speech carried so much weight, but when he ended his speech with this, America knew they would recover from this tragic event. George Bush at that moment had no way of knowing who did it or why they did it, but he did know how to go about things and remained calm throughout the whole thing as the President. In this specific situation, George Bush was very important to his country and everybody wanted to hear what he had to say that