Interview Questions:
1. What was President Bush doing when he heard of the attacks?
He was reading to elementary kids in Florida.
2. According to President Bush, what is the first thing a leader needs to do for the country in times of crisis?
Stay calm or instill a sense of calm in our country
3. Why did the Secret Service refuse to allow President Bush to go back to Washington D.C. right away?
Because they were predicted to attack the white house so it would be very unsafe to go back.
4. What did the US government/military do to to ensure another attack did not occur?
Shoot down any commercial airplanes that did not respond. And they also shut down all airports.
5. Why was President Bush sent to Offutt Air Force Base in Omaha?
It's the heart of the u.s. it also had a safe bunker and very good communication systems.
6. Why did President Bush eventually insist on going back to Washington D.C. later that day against the will of the Secret Service?
He did not want the terrorists to see that he was not scared and he was going to be at his own home in the oval office giving his speech; and to see his wife in this scary day.
7. What was the point of President Bush's message to the nation on the evening of 9-11?
To give the people as close to a declaration of war as possible and to calm people down.
8. Why did President Bush decide not to blame the CIA/FBI for not doing there job?
Because he didn't want to focus on what happened because whats done is done he believed that they needed to move on and get justice.
9. How did President Bush feel when he heard that Osama bin Laden had been killed?
He felt a sense of closure/relief. Not so much happy or jubilant.
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