A White House View of 9/11
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- čas přidán 16. 09. 2013
- Senior White House staff members Karen Hughes, Counselor to the President; Karl Rove, Senior Advisor to the President; and Clay Johnson III, Assistant to the President for Presidential Personnel shared their experiences traveling with the President or working from the White House on September 11, 2001. Eric Draper, chief White House photographer, shared photos from that day and the weeks that followed.
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Can't believe I'm just seeing this now. Better late than never. Thanks to all involved and what a great perspective to hear from.
I didn't vote for him, didn't want him to be my president, but I at least respected him, and after seeing how he handled himself in front of those kids I even admired him a little. And then in the days and weeks to follow I really appreciated his leadership; he was calm, decisive, measured and focused. It felt like the Captain was at the helm, and it's hard to convey to people who weren't alive then how important that was. I never once thought he was going to fly off the handle and "push the button", or do the reverse and crumble under the pressure - and now that I've had four years to experience the anxiety of either or both of those things happening if a day like this one were to happen under the more recent republican, I can definitely appreciate the value in someone like Bush.
There are plenty of people who are looking back saying we should never have gone to war and criticizing Bush for the decisions he made then, and honestly I can't say whether or not we should have, but I'm also not going to throw stones, because I remember after the shock started to wear off that I wanted blood just as much as most of us did. My town was a commuter community just outside the city, so practically everyone knew someone or had a loved one involved in one way or another and I could see the way I felt in the faces of everyone I knew. Right or wrong, it's what we wanted.
I can’t believe I was born 3 years after 911 it must have been dreadful to hear the news of this event
We can all remember exactly where we were, what we were doing and how we received the news. Unfortunately it is forever etched into our minds.
I remember that day as clear as yesterday. No I was not in any of the cities hit but we were evacuated and released to go home in my State (CA). That day, my former Marine father hugged our American flag and cried for the dead and their families... that is how we all felt. The rest of the week was the most quiet and somber; the skies, the people even nature seemed to be mourning. At one point, I walked to our local firehouse, having made chocolate chip & walnut cookies and printed out the iconic photo of the firemen of NYC at the pile raising the Flag and framed it. Tears streamed as I told them how much I appreciated them and their fallen brothers, handing them my gifts. I was received with respect and given silent hugs. We strangers were an instant family.
That was a good thing to do. I wish we still brought our heroes cookies.
My husband was a high ranking Federal Agent on 9/11. We were watching the Today Show and the first plane hit. We both thought “what happened to this Pilot?” When the 2nd plane hit, his beeper went crazy. America was at war!
Yep- just as soon as that passport magically appeared out of the millions of tons of rubble,you were instantly at war for the next 20 years,how many lives were lost,and how many billions of $$ were squandered/ stolen ? Writing this on 28 August 2021, how did that war work out? About as well as Vietnam or Korea or Iraq. Good job destabilising the entire planet guys.
What did the President and others know? Why are there still files which are classified? Why did he not talk with the 9/11 Commission on public record but only in private and only with Dick Cheney? What was said in that meeting? Why has there not been a 9/11 trial?
You know why...
Swamp gas
Nothing to see here !!
Love the content on this channel. Thanks
Great speech by photographer 👌🏽
As part of the first graduating class to have 0 kids who were alive at the time of 9/11. And growing up and learning most teachers had something to tell about that day. But I witnessed the change in how a relevant event became a part of history.
Yep. I would have been one year old when it happened. My mother was a teacher, and she recalled all class just stopped. They turned on the news and everybody watched.
I was 7, in first grade at the time, and I just happened to be laying down in the nurse's office that morning and saw the towers burning on tv. It's one of my most vivid young memories.
Thank you LBJLibrary.✔ RIP victims of 9/11.🌹❤
Very interesting thank you from the uk . I can still remember where I was that day too.
Where were you?
@@SamA-cw3be in prison
It's amazing to me that ppl from other countries cared about us and what we were going through at that time.
@@Sheila612Miller - Really Sheila? ... What were YOU going through at the time?
@@Sheila612Miller The Queen's Household Cavalry Musicians Stood in front of Buckingham Palace. They played the American National Anthem by order of the Queen. Very Special.
It does warm my heart, as an American, that our brothers and sisters around the world grieved along side us on the 9/11 attacks.
I can assure you that good people all around the world stood with America that day. We watched with very similar disbelief, shock and grief. I’m British, but 9/11 is engraved in my mind forever.
I was 17 at the time learning the structure of the human heart in biology class when the first plane hit. I knew nothing until my Mum came to pick me up and told me about it. We thought it was an accident.
We got home and turned on the tv almost literally just in time to see the second plane hit. I realised then that it was no accident. Our allies were under attack.
When the first tower fell I said to my parents and brother that soon the second would fall. But I wished it wouldn’t. I willed that building to stand, and I wondered how many people were like me, desperately wanting that building to defy the odds and stay standing. But.. it didn’t. I remember the sickly horror I felt at the the jumpers, but I respect them for choosing their way out.
But even though it was the US that was attacked, it felt like an attack on us too. The US and UK are allies. It felt like an attack on the Western way of life. We felt anger, shock, disbelief and grief too.
Everyone I knew around me from family to other students at college felt the same way.
Even now I honour 9/11 in the week leading up by rewatching the documentaries and re-reading the events.
Then on 9/11 I light a candle in mourning and respect for those who lost their lives that day. And a second one for all the heroes that day. From the firefighters, police and paramedics to the boat crews that worked all day to evacuate people from Manhattan, to those civilians whose stories I don’t know.
I remember. I am British, but I never forget.
What an amazing story. Puts a whole new perspective on just how great a President GW was, and what a great staff he had.
"...some catastrophic and catalyzing event, such as a new Pearl Harbor..." - PNAC
As a UK citizen, I would argue that at least Nov '63 and 9/11 are issues that affected the whole world's consciousness. Everyone I know remembers exactly their circumstances when those events happened. Personally I'm too young to recall Nov '63 but my memories of 9/11 remain vivid.
I’ve always wondered if 9/11 was impressed upon the memories of those in other countries like it was for us here in the States......
I was in HS but can remember exactly what class I was in & even what I was wearing while we watched in horror as the second plane hit on live TV
@Shining Wit - no offense but the UK and Churchill, among other allies couldn't wait for the USA to join the war. We may not have been here (you and I) when it happened, but the USA was wanted and needed to help win that war.
@@lorisullivan8324 don't know what u on about but it's not the same as we are talking about.we are on about these events being world events that affect us all as humans..we have cried for your losses as you have ourselves.and I talk literally, from personal experience.
@@Snail_Nailz yes I just watched that guys story on here tonight and his end message made me cry and still I feel emotional ...I'm not afraid to admit this. We are all affected as humans if as a human you have compassion.i know and iam aware not everyone does. but those that do feel the pain regardless of locales of who's people these are.
Thank you. As an Anerican, the assassination of JFK happened when I was a third grader in Catholic school. 9/11 , I knew from the first plane that hit the towers it was no accident. I was never more proud of a Predident of ours as I was that day. God bless American, the land that I love...
We will never hear about the 'behind the scenes' cut though.
I thought I'd already seen all the best 9/11 docs. This one IS one of the best.
Interesting, only in that they All Follow the "Official Narrative" that has been projected on these people.
(but then Govt. Employees are not known to have any form of their own thoughts on any topic.)
Nice to hear of this. I lived during this time
This was really good. Karen and Karl describe that day in great ways. Very detailed and engaging.
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I’m going
I’m going back on to a game
@@stephenwallace9555why did they comment bot this video
I've always said it is unfathomable to think of being in Bush's shoes that day. Beyond party lines or decisions afterwards, being in this role would have been hell on Earth. The trauma you would have to live with from the position of power. Your country is being attack, you're also target, figure it out. What a nightmare.
My thoughts exactly....and no time to second guess your decisions
I was on the Brooklyn Bridge that morning, on my way to work riding my bicycle when I was stopped in my tracks on the Brooklyn side of the Bridge by what I saw.
Did you see the 1st plane crash
What did you witness ??
@@BaseballPlayer0 or the second 😯😯😯😯🤦🏻♂️
@@BaseballPlayer0 obviously
ThunderAppeal, do you recall if there were many tourists or NY/NJ pedestrians on the Bridge at the same time? Were people not taking lots of photos? Were people directed off the bridge by officials? It intrigues me that I have never seen any photographs or videos of the Towers in flames from the Bridge.
Absolutely fascinating accounts to hear
I remember that day from a different perspective. Firstly this was before phones where you could pull up info instantly. I was working that day so I heard over the radio as it happened almost like a pearl harbor type moment because those images were in my conscience through am radio. Its wasnt until I got home that night that I watched the images on tv. It was horrific to watch. Back to the phones. No calls out no calls in. The network was paralyzed until late that evening and the cellphone (albeit early phone and text) still dropped calls into the evening. Then living near an airport the following few days not a plane in the sky. It was eerie. I was amazed at how people came together and was proud to be Americans. They raised their flags half staff or the small ones put outside their front doors.
who is watching this on september 11th, 2021? -> on the 20th Anniversary of 9/11? #neverforget #neveragain #togetherwerise 🇺🇸❤️🇺🇸
My father has collective memories of Pearl Harbor, Nov '63 as well as 9/11. I just have vivid memories of 9/11. I was glad I could get my grandfather's collective memory of Pearl Harbor since he was in the military at that time. I am glad for the photographers who have taken pictures that will remain in our collective memories for years to come.
Love hearing stories of ww2 from people who lived thru it
All are doubtfull
Good to have this history recorded
was 11 but remember the tv here in scotland.. just came in from school.. madness.. i thought then at 11 surely no america?
Thank you. Very interesting. What a terrible day 9/11 :-(
Very interesting inside perspectives of that day.
I'm currently training to be a pilot and when he's talking about those combat style maneuvers known as tactical takeoff/landings, believe me, he's not exaggerating. You think the Delta airlines planes pin you to the seat, you wouldn't believe what a 747 can do when well under max weight and the pilots job is to get it up and down fast.
I am sure you can achieve zero grave on the way do
Filled by some very uncomfortable he on the way back up. Lol
Still JUST a fool
It's difficult to try to express how I feel watching this after I just watched Michael Moore's film "Fahrenheit 9/11".
We are approaching the 20th anniversary of that fateful day. With all due respect to the panelists, Cheney and Rice need to be on that stage explaining thier actions in the PEOC.
Excellent!
There are no words. Absolutely incredible.
Will the government ever come clean about 9/11 ??? Certainly not within my lifetime ...
1:03Yellowknife is in the Northwest Territories, not the Yukon Territory
We used to think Karl Rove was as about as low as Republicans could go... how wrong we were.
You're right. Mitt Romney is about as low as a Republican can go.
Photographers have framed how we see events and people for well over a century and a half, and they do their work quietly and often unsung. It's great to hear one talk about his work.
So the president didn't watch it till hours later?
56:52 Doesn't ink dry out after month's of seating in a printer? Yet alone years?
dot matrex and used a ribbon like a typewriter
Hyperbole. It was probably not much older than a few months. Likely changed when the administration did.
I'm English and knew what both dates were for when he said them..
All three of them I know as much as a American, these events not only affect just natives.
You and for that matter the "Americans" as well, Only Know what you have been Told.
Why so Quick to Believe Sources who have a Track Record of telling Falsehoods to the people?
Why not Investigate yourself... Learn about Physics along the way. Then see what you think.
it's always an interesting perspective to hear from when you hear things from people that were actually involved with the president when all this was going on. I remember when it happened I was in a 7th grade history class, just walking in the door getting ready to start when the teacher had the TV on. One of the first things I heard on TV was... oh my god it's falling down! I thought it was weird how the teacher had the TV on at that time anyway, because it was one of those things that just never happened. The rest of the day just had an eerie feel to it. All the teachers had their TVs on in their classrooms, and nobody really understood the full gravity of the situation until later on.
The ones responsible earned a special place in ….
Clay sounds overwhelmed, it’s hard to watch
Why wasn't the Bush-Cheney interview recorded in 2004? Did you see Bush's reaction when he was asked about it?
Screw the pictures! Why don't you share with people what you heard during those days!
One thing I know; I do not want to be president! Too stressful!
Unless you are Joe Biden... Only thing Stressful for him is Reading his Que Cards Correctly.
That’s when Cheney took over.
London England, I know where I was🤐💔
The lighting or lack of for this stage panel is distracting! The information is pertinent and needed to be disseminated so we could understand what the president was saying and doing during the 911 attacks.
Marvin Bush, Larry Silverstein, Dov Zachheim; Kroll Associates, Hugo Neu ...
Ikr....
9/11 so crazy can't believe that actually happened
Ahhhh .... but it did.
You probably are too young to remember?
Another tragedy of that day was the resulting Iraq war. Bush and his government were tragically wrong attacking Iraq. 9/11 was a huge heartbreaking tragedy, but Iraq had nothing to do with it. Our government reacted terribly!
I’m sure you’re right. Saddam was alter boy. He should have left in power of his record of selfless altruistic leadership. Iraq, during his tenure was more peaceful, stable and responsible while he in charge. They were a better global player then they are today. We were completely wrong to drive him from power. The world isn’t better without him.
I call were is your Proof that Iraq was wrong?? He had poison gas and had used on his own citizens and on US Troops in the 1st Gulf War. Many soldiers returned with With difficulties skin lesions breaking out on them skin lesions breaking out on a nerve damage all the stuff that relates to a bio or chemical attack.
Hidden by the Deep State in both accounts. By the NWO news media propaganda machine to discredit GW . We won both times only to have the democrat party give it away just like Vietnam.
@mrdavisfarris Saddam was an evil guy but he didn’t have anything to do with 9/11.
Wait until you hear the real reasons .
So now the entire world knows the code name for the air force
Don't panic, Charlie. Names change.
@ Charles Wolf - Not according to him he said "Angel, as was..."
Code names change yo
It’s a nickname nothing big I’m sure they changed a lot since tht day
I'm in Australia but 9/11 is when Flying became stressful , removing my belt and shoes etc..Cheers
I really wish there was more light on Karl Rove.
I really wish there was a Real Investigation into G.W. Bush, his Father G.H.W. Bush, his Father Prescott,
Dick Cheney, The Bin Laden Construction Co. in Saudi, and about 40 others I could list...
Tip of the Iceberg as to the Who and Why of 9-11.
How did Bush get to DC that fast from Florida? .
Was the elementary school ever evacuated?
No. Why should it have been?
@@theenquiringone7353 I'm assuming in case they planned to target the president
I can't believe I was actually thinking I might raise my personal thoughts on Karl...a little impressed with his speaking there...right until the dig about a man losing it when the young airman locks a round into the .50. But nope he dropped right back to the lowest of the lows.
Surprised this isn’t censored…
"Let's get a bullhorn and put the president on top of a crushed firetruck."
That's why Karl Rove is a genius.
The CZcams video Operation Northwoods..And all that follow..told me all I NEED to knw about them 😈😈
I recall distinctly thinking on 9/11 that I had to put my enmity for Bush II to the side but I could not shake a terrible feeling we had the wrong person/people in the White House to lead us thru what was to come…unfortunately that terrible feeling was 100% right…
Agree. Especially as we’ve witnessed the withdrawal from Afghanistan. Bush’ administration and military went after the ‘enemy’ but it wasn’t well thought out and they gave reason for the ‘enemy’ to evolve. I wish it was handled differently … a bit more dove than hawk. Hindsight, huh?Cheers from New Zealand 🇳🇿🇳🇿🐑🐑
Snore
I remember everything about that day well everything about that morning atleast not the hole but that morning I remember
Watching more of this?..
That lady doesnt seem sad at all..
She speaks like a kid speaks about just going to Disney land...
Bruh Bush not looking at the tv is telling because he knew it was coming and was afraid to see the damage.
Because if ur president n somebody said the country is under attack the first thing u want is eyes on the scene
Because Bush and the mayor and Slime ball Silverstein were behind it all. It was planned !
Wait. How did he see the plane. Or say we really say Missiles Drone ! On T.V. when NO news knew about it ?!!
Most probably in on it
Psychological warfare
Woodrow Wilson, Warren G. Harding, Calvin Coolidge ,
Herbert Hoover , FDR , Truman , Eisenhower , JFK , Johnson ,
Nixon , Ford , Carter , Reagan-Bush , Bush ,Clinton , Bush ,
Obama-Biden (44) , Trump-Pence (45) , Biden-Harris (46)
33:12..
Fantastic panel, thank you. For myself it is interesting how the comments about Washington being deserted bar the Police on the street corners doesn't resonate as much as it would have if I watched this last year.
No mention of Noraad air games going on simultaneously?? Fema set up in nyc on sept 10? Several of the high jackers found alive , in their countries?? The put options involved in the stock market??
Not in this doc!!
9:49
Invoking memories of 22nd Nov '63 in a building named after JBL. That's bound to have some people annoyed.
Warshington
Firstly, Texas A&M is Always to be named;) No one can tell a story like a Texan. God's blessings on everyone💜
Obviously you are from Texas? ... You are Right... They tell real good "Stories". Most Texans believe them too.
no one can blindly claim that their state has the best "x" like a texan.... "i mean really guys no one knows how to tie their shoes like a texan"
I was 3. Probably asleep.
He gives a full on organised press conference with kids and everything before 10am? This guy doesn't do a very good job of describing the timeline of things. Unless that is what happened, but that seems impossible?
He made a brief statement about the attacks.
The President was at a previously-scheduled school event. The attacks began at 8:46 AM. Obviously, he was already there, and already doing his presentation to the kids. What don't you understand?
The podium was set up for a peaceful press conference after he had completed his interactions with the school. The children made it feel uncomfortable but I imagine they were previously selected as well.
Have you seen the press conference? It was very short and concise statement and he didn’t answer any questions, then got the hell out of there.
I hope we have Pete Souza back on board to photograph the new administration
Just wait and see, when the lawyer"s committee reveals the truth. People will be singing a new tune.
bush, cheney, rumsfeld should all be in jail
The professionalism, competence, and empathy of these white house advisors is such a complete 180 of what we have in the WH today....
easy to deal with something that you planned. and things are running perfectly in the white house--for them. they want you to think that the problem is something other than criminals in charge.
@@AMC2283 Who planned what?
@@AMC2283 Can you just stop? You're being very disrespectful. Buzz off.
It's very hard to have a stable Whitehouse when you have a plot by the democrats and fbi to overthrow your government purely cause they were defeated in an election and couldn't respect the result and loss of power to someone they dislike
@@masterofpuppets7295 lol!
She sounds like she dont giv a toss, how many times does she laugh
I’m sure it’s just a nervous reaction. Unfortunately, I do that sometimes during a time of distress. It sucks.
Kind of like Kamala does?
I'm guessing Air Force One is no longer code named Angel now.
Nice guy but he needs to keep a bottle of water beside him so his lips don’t smack.
I can't believe people still buy there story about what happened.
"There story"? Where story? Where is that?
Where is closed captioning in accordance with ADA laws?
🤔💯🤔
The charred field that had no trace of a plane crash
The same burnt shape was there on previous two years on Google earth.
😳
It might take 50 years, it might take 100 years, but one day the truth about the events of that day will be known, and the families of those responsible will forever live in fear
the picture at 12:17 is crazy bc you wouldn't even no its a plane hes on.
A newfound respect for Mr. Bush.
It was a horrible day. That said, our retaliation was disproportionate to the attack. We rolled over Afghanistan and killed tons of non-combatants just to find one man. Then forcefully overthrew their government and occupied their country for 18 years.
There is a difference between paybacks and outright slaughter
Your arrogant Monday morning quarterback is putrid.
Ushered in the Patriot Act and mass surveillance.
1 terror attack has been thwarted as a result of us stripping at airports and cameras everywhere.
Thanks 'W'
Remember the words they were learning
At 53 minutes when Karen talks about the armed guards at
Nd security at the White house, where was this for the VP January 6th 2021 when the Capitol was under invasion?
9/11. Remember what happened?
Please give warning to INTELLIGENT PEOPLE IN CHIGAGO THAT NOW WOULD BE A GOD TIME TO GET OUT I PRAY THAT THEY WILL LISTEN
4 min...
Oh please, gimme a break
all insides jobs
..45:3312
Would have been interesting to hear the behind story of him reading pet goat and the teacher having the class read off the chalk board, plane, hit, steal. So was that story BS or a Mandela effect?
STFU
@@jamiehoover9348 - Oh Yes... STFU ... Don't even THINK for yourself. ... (Nazi)
I remember that story...
Yea that was crazy the teacher had the kids repeat out loud.
@@jamiehoover9348 Ah, the response of true intellectual...
Interesting, no mention of the logistics involved in rigging the demo charges...