George W. Bush: Changing course

Presidential

The Washington Post

History, Government, Education

4.5 • 3.7K Ratings

🗓️ 23 October 2016

⏱️ 46 minutes

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Summary

Peter Baker, author of "Days of Fire" and a journalist with the New York Times, joins historian Mark Updegrove to examine how George W. Bush's presidency marked the beginning of a new era in American history.

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0:00.0	It's the dawn of the 21st century and the dawn of a new millennium.
0:26.2	And when hijacked planes crash into the World Trade Center and the Pentagon on September 11th,
0:32.9	2001, it also becomes the dawn of a new chapter in American history.
0:39.6	It's the chapter we're still living in right now.
0:45.6	I'm Lillian Cunningham with the Washington Post, and this is the 42nd episode of Presidential.
0:55.0	Today, our fellow citizens, our way of life, our very freedom came under attack in a series of
1:04.7	deliberate and deadly terrorist acts. The victims were in airplanes, or in their offices,
1:13.2	secretaries, businessmen and women, military and federal workers, moms and dads,
1:20.1	friends and neighbors. Thousands of lives were suddenly ended by evil, despicable acts of terror.
1:29.1	The pictures of airplanes flying into buildings, fires burning, huge, huge structures collapsing,
1:36.5	have filled us with disbelief, terrible sadness, and a quiet, unyielding anger.
1:44.7	These acts of mass murder were intended to frighten our nation into a chaos of the sea.
1:50.7	But they have failed.
1:52.7	I'm not too strong.
2:14.6	Hi, shall we sign the presidency, To effect these at Nung
2:27.5	You're a little left.
2:29.5	Good, good, good night.
2:31.5	Good night.
2:32.5	Good night.
2:34.5	Good night.
2:37.5	Early on in his presidency, George W. Bush used the phrase
2:42.5	to stay the course in Iraq.
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