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[Fox318]

http://www.pbs.org/wgbh/frontline/article/exclusive-new-photos-show-bushs-response-to-911-attacks/

On the morning of Sept. 11, 2001, the presidency of George W. Bush changed instantly. In a new collection of never-before-seen photographs from that day, the president can be seen responding to the worst terrorist attack in United States history — an event that would redefine his time in office and propel the nation into two wars in Afghanistan and Iraq.

The images, which were given to FRONTLINE through a Freedom of Information Act request, provide a new window into President Bush’s actions on 9/11 — from the initial scramble for information upon learning of the attack at an elementary school in Florida, to his meetings with senior staff throughout the day, and his return to the White House that evening, where in an address to the nation he vowed to “find those responsible and bring them to justice.”

The images were released Friday in response to a FOIA request by Colette Neirouz Hanna, coordinating producer for the Kirk Documentary Group, which has covered the legacy of 9/11 in multiple films for FRONTLINE, including Bush’s War, Cheney’s Law, and the forthcoming investigation The Secret History of ISIS.

They were taken by Eric Draper, who was the president’s personal photographer.

more inside

 

[Fusebox]

Is this belated PR to try and undo his legacy of just sitting in the classroom after he found out?

And whats with putting his feet all over the paperwork? I don't mind feet on the desk but dude...

 

[SolVanderlyn]

This one is especially powerful. His eyes are the very definition of distraught.

 

[old manatee]

Does he read Curious George, too?

 

[Sapiens]

Bush was a piece of shit, imo.

 

[Ryaaan14]

Dat Air Force one living room tho 😳

 

[norm9]

That Karl Rove standing with his arms crossed got me heated.

Is this belated PR to try and undo his legacy of just sitting in the classroom after he found out?

Trump has everyone shook.

 

[Cowlick]

Four water bottles?

 

[wenis]

Four water bottles?

one for him and the rest for each of the lizard men hiding behind the camera.

 

[Dishwalla]

Must be nice to be president, even in a national tragedy you get to kick back with your feet up and watch the news coverage.

 

[TheOMan]

That Karl Rove standing with his arms crossed got me heated.



Trump has everyone shook.

Pretty sure this is part of it.

 

[Fox318]

This one is especially powerful. His eyes are the very definition of distraught.

Say what you want about him post 9/11 but he never ran on being a pro war president. I'm sure Dick was frothing at the mouth to get the military machine running before 9/11.

Frankly he wasn't ready for that job though I'm sure not many would be after 9/11 but ultimately his failure to apprehend Bin Laden, enter Iraq in the first place, and mismanagement of Afghanistan ultimately created the foreign policy mess we have today in Europe and the middle east.

It's what happens when you act on something like that without knowing how its going to end and while sometimes foreign policy will be like that with Iraq there was no need for it.

 

[kitschykitty]

Four water bottles?

they're really small bottles

 

[Cowlick]

one for him and the rest for each of the lizard men hiding behind the camera.

How do you know where they're--

wenis
Registered for GAF on September 11, 2001.

Oh. Oooooh.

 

[Dan]

I've just now realized that George W Bush could look a lot like Don Adams (Get Smart).

 

[Slixshot]

I don't think kicking his feet back has to do with him being "relaxed". More that he's nervous and he needs to move his feet. Whenever I'm nervous I find it hard to get comfortable with any position for more than a minute.

 

[old manatee]

Meanwhile Dick Cheney is scrambling jets to shoot down Flight 93.

 

[Community Forum]

How do you know where they're--


Oh. Oooooh.

holy shit

 

[jerry113]

How do you know where they're--


Oh. Oooooh.

wut

 

[OnPoint]

How do you know where they're--


Oh. Oooooh.

I don't know if this is as funny as I think it is, but I'm laughing.

 

[blame space]

damn dude is straight perplexed

 

[LQX]

I'm not sure what people wanted out of Bush during that day. Did they want him to cry or something? I was a better witness to 9/11 than him and I was just in shock. I did not know what the hell to make of it.

 

[Clydefrog]

Is this belated PR to try and undo his legacy of just sitting in the classroom after he found out?

And whats with putting his feet all over the paperwork? I don't mind feet on the desk but dude...

he had a The Far Side calendar!! fuck... props

 

[Data West]

Must be nice to be president, even in a national tragedy you get to kick back with your feet up and watch the news coverage.

I'm sure if it were Obama gaf'd talk about 'dang not even phased'

 

[old manatee]

I'm sure if it were Obama gaf'd talk about 'dang not even phased'

Do you really want to compare W. and Obama?

 

[Data West]

Do you really want to compare W. and Obama?

I'd rather just point out that him having his feet on the desk doesn't mean he's 'chilled back and relaxing'

 

[Ashby]

Must be nice to be president, even in a national tragedy you get to kick back with your feet up and watch the news coverage.

Lincoln and JFK would probably disagree.

 

[FyreWulff]

only thing i ever wonder about air force one is how everything doesn't go flying around the offices when that shit takes off/lands

 

[Shaanyboi]

Bush was a piece of shit, imo.

as if this was a controversial opinion...

 

[CountAntonius]

Good picture.

The president is consoled by Lt. Col. Cindy Wright of the White House Military Office aboard Air Force One. After leaving Louisiana, the president was flown to Offutt Air Force Base in Nebraska before he headed back to Washington D.C.

 

[GYODX]

Do you really want to compare W. and Obama?

That's not what he's doing in the least.

 

[OpinionatedCyborg]

Is this belated PR to try and undo his legacy of just sitting in the classroom after he found out?

And whats with putting his feet all over the paperwork? I don't mind feet on the desk but dude...

gotta keep that shiny desk clean.

it's been awhile since I've seen photos taken on film...

 

[Cerium]

Not even Republicans like the Bushes anymore.

Trump was nominated on a platform of "fuck da Bushes."

 

[blame space]

really wish I had a pass to say ****** right now because I think I could have made it funny.

 

[opoth]

Not even Republicans like the Bushes anymore.

Trump was nominated on a platform of "fuck da Bushes."

Karma for Jeb facilitating a coup and the installation of his brother in 2000. He gave Dubya the job and now he'll never have it for himself.

 

[Tagyhag]

Guys, if he's not crying in a fetal position while sucking on his thumb he's obviously just casual about it.

I don't know why people expect everyone to act like they want them to act.

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

We got what we deserved when we elected Bush.

Great pictures but I look at them and just hate that man even more. So much damage not only to the US but to the entire world that we're still feeling today.

 

[BlackJet]

We got what we deserved when we elected Bush.

Great pictures but I look at them and just hate that man even more. So much damage not only to the US but to the entire world that we're still feeling today.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Thousands of innocent people don't deserve to die just because someone you didn't like got elected.

 

[mdubs]

We got what we deserved when we elected Bush.

Great pictures but I look at them and just hate that man even more. So much damage not only to the US but to the entire world that we're still feeling today.

 

[TemplaerDude]

We got what we deserved when we elected Bush.

Great pictures but I look at them and just hate that man even more. So much damage not only to the US but to the entire world that we're still feeling today.

Dude, what?

 

[PopeReal]

Guys I think he means the shitty response that we got from Bush & company.

 

[JHoNNy1OoO]

What the fuck is wrong with you?

Thousands of innocent people don't deserve to die just because someone you didn't like got elected.

We elected an unserious person and people were fine with it at the time. Just like we're in danger of doing it again with Trump.

Guys I think he means the shitty response that we got from Bush & company.

This dude gets it.

 

[Auto_aim1]

If only he didn't attack Iraq, America would have been loved by all.

 

[demon]

I always thought he got way too much shit for his reaction. What did people want him to do, immediately jump in a broom closet, change into his cape and superhero outfit and fly off to ground zero? The guy was a shitty president and a doofus, but he was just reading to a room full of little kids early into his presidency when he had news of the greatest national tragedy perhaps ever whispered in his ear.

 

[Sub_Level]

Do you really want to compare W. and Obama?

I'm sure you could find a large number of Obama facial expressions and body language displays, if you were a fly on the wall in times like these, that could be seen as embarrassing. Its trivial and means nothing.

 

[Laieon]

So much damage not only to the US but to the entire world that we're still feeling today.

He did some good things for Africa.

 

[PopeReal]

I always thought he got way too much shit for his reaction. What did people want him to do, immediately jump in a broom closet, change into his cape and superhero outfit and fly off to ground zero? The guy was a shitty president and a doofus, but he was just reading to a room full of little kids early into his presidency when he had news of the greatest national tragedy perhaps ever whispered in his ear.

Well he didn't need to go ahead with the lie that Iraq had weapons of massive destruction. They repeated it over. And over. And over again. Other countries were smart enough but if you said anything back then you were considered unpatriotic.

They lied repeatedly and caused massive amounts of death and destruction. They are war criminals.

 

[Jacksinthe]

We elected an unserious person and people were fine with it at the time. Just like we're in danger of doing it again with Trump.



This dude gets it.

I don't give a fuck about your spin.

Nobody deserved any of the hardship we had to endure due to an inept presidency. Nobody. People are worse off and they deserve it?

Fuck outta here with your bullshit.

 

[Sub_Level]

Well he didn't need to go ahead with the lie that Iraq had weapons of massive destruction. They repeated it over. And over. And over again. Other countries were smart enough but if you said anything back then you were considered unpatriotic.

They lied repeatedly and caused massive amounts of death and destruction. They are war criminals.

The poster you were replying to was only talking about his reaction on 9/11, not the decisions made later in his term.

 

[Stinkles]

I don't give a fuck about your spin.

Nobody deserved any of the hardship we had to endure due to an inept presidency. Nobody. People are worse off and they deserve it?

Fuck outta here with your bullshit.

It's an expression. We elected an incompetent warmonger and we got an incompetent war.