“As the years passed, most Americans were able to return to life much as it had been before Nine-Eleven. But I never did. Every morning, I received a briefing on the threats to our nation. And I vowed to do everything in my power to keep us safe.”

— George W. Bush

2000s, 2009, Farewell speech to the nation (January 2009)

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