Rudolph Giuliani

Coming from another state I had not heard or learnt about Rudy Giuliani prior to the September 11th terrorist attacks in 2001. I could not have told you the Mayor of New York's name before the attacks, but as the rubble was cleaned up and the spirit and patriotism of America grew, Mayor Giuliani was front and center. Such a disastrous situation could not have been handled as cautiously and swiftly as Giuliani handled it. It became quite clear that Mayor Giuliani was not your average politician, because your average politician would not have ran to the scene of such tragedy, they would of immediately taken hide in a safe house. President Bush made an appearance down at Ground Zero, but that was to enhance is image, Mayor Giuliani visited and stayed down at Ground Zero because he simply cared.

Maybe caring is what made Giuliani such a great leader. But the Mayor had more then just that on his side. Giuliani was an incredible organizer. Every morning at eight o'clock the Mayor and his top officials would have a meeting. The purpose of these mornings was to establish communication between himself and his board of officials. By doing this everyone was working on the same page, and there were no surprises. If there happened to be a surprise, such as September 11th, everyone was still on the same level. Giuliani also possesses some analytical components of leadership. The way he had to see the 9/11 disaster for himself, and the way he thought small, and broke down what needed to be done. From shutting down tunnels and bridges to getting air cover from the Air Force, Giuliani broke everything down and did everything in his ability to minimize any other human deaths. Although Mayor Giuliani is a great organizer, he does ...

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...ness that cannot easily be matched. He both cried and rejoiced with New Yorkers, not many politicians can say they cared or accomplished as much as he did during his tenure. Mayor Giuliani promised his people a positive reform, and he fulfilled that promise. Without Mayor Giuliani New York City would still have a budget deficit, certainly not a surplus. New York City would also have the reputation that it once had, for having dirty and dangerous streets. The education would once again lack funding, and many children and underprivileged families would lack jobs and healthcare. Although it doesn't just affect the lives of people in New York City, but after September 11th, Giuliani became a hero not only for his state for the entire nation. He embodied America's newly found patriotism and support for their country, and will always be known for accomplishments.