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George W Bush: The 9/11 Interview
Has anybody watched this? It was on the national geographic channel a few nights ago and DH and I taped it. I think it's re-ran a few times since then. I just got finished watching it.
I was in 8th grade on 9/11. It was the most terrifying thing I've ever seen on TV and I don't think I'll ever forget what I saw. I don't think anybody will. Trying to explain that day to my students, who were 2 or 3 years old at the time, is difficult. I don't think you can really understand how that day felt unless you experienced it somehow. I sort of want my students to watch this interview so they understand. They remain speechless as I tell them what I remember seeing, feeling, wondering. Maybe watching this would give them a better picture of what went on since their history books have about a paragraph on the subject.
But honesty, this interview with President Bush is incredible. If you haven't seen it, I highly recommend it. Regardless of how you feel/felt about the guy, I respect and understand him a lot more now that I've seen this than I did when he was in office. I cannot imagine being the man who had to take on that day.
Just a recommendation of something to watch if you've got some extra time.
Re: George W Bush: The 9/11 Interview
Anyway, 9/11 always hits home for my family. My uncle worked in NYC and commuted by subway/tram from NJ to the station under the WTC. He worked in the towers and in a building adjacent to them. My little cousin was home from school sick that day and my uncle stayed home with him. But around 8, he decided he was going to go into work after all. He was in NYC by the time the planes hit. He was able to jump on the last tram out from the towers before they collapsed. It only went so far and everyone had to get off. He had to walk home the rest of the way. We had no idea where he was and couldn't get a hold of him for a couple of days. I remember being so scared that my uncle was gone. We are thankful everyday he was safe. But he had so many friends die that day. I can't imagine.
Do the creep.
I think I would be very interested to watch this.
Wasn't really a huge Bush fan myself, but honestly, being president must be terrible! Everyone finds a reason to hate you no matter what you do at some point during your term(s).
I was a senior in high school during the 9/11 attacks. I think everyone who was old enough to sincerely remember that day can say where they were, and what they were doing when they first heard what was happening to the people in the WTC...and the Pentagon...and the planes...I never felt so American in my life.
I just read a section in Real Simple magazine with a sort of tribute/memorial to honor the 10 year mark, and cried through most of the interviews :,-( Just horrifying and sad. Still so sad, when you really truly think about it.
Thank you for the recommendation, I will definitely watch it now.
As a foreigner, 9/11 touched me in a totally different way. I had just returned to Poland from my NY vacation, and my sister and mom were still with my dad in NY. My dad worked on West 4th street,from where you could see the towers clearly. He was at work when this happened. I was cooking a soup and listening to the radio when i heard of the first plane hitting the tower. I immediately ran to the TV and watched the second tower get hit on BBC. My mom and sister love Century 21 store that was across the street. I was histerical, started crying and hyperventilating. When the towers collapsed I was praying that my mom and sister did not go shopping that day. I tried calling all the phone numbers i knew in NY but could not get through. I spent 5 hours in front of the TV, burned the pot with the soup and could not stop crying.
The next day I learned that my dad's coworker's daughter worked in Tower 2. He dropped all the tools and started running toward the towers. He helped people get out of the area, but could not find his daughter. He thought she died when the tower collapsed, but when he got home she was there, crying. She had a huge presentation that day and left all of her presentation materials at home, she got on the train back to Brooklyn, and saw the first plane hit the tower when she got off the train on the other side ofthe river.
Most of the residents in the town we live in right now are either policemen or firefighters. Our town lost almost ten men that day. I can expect it will be a very solemn day this year.
My thoughts are with those of you who lost your close ones on that day.
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I haven't watched it. I did want to, but it'll definitely have to be something that DH and I plan to do on a quiet night. Living in NJ, 9/11 had a huge impact on everyone we know. That is a day that I can replay in vivid detail. DH and I knew a lot of people who died and some who survived. We saw the smoke from where we lived. I went to a lot of funerals and had many friends who lost one or both parents. One of my best friend's dad died on flight 93 and I can remember standing with her at the pay phone at school while she tried to get ahold of anyone who might know if that was his flight. I remember watching the tv at school and then having my name called on the loudspeaker in the middle of the day to go to the front office and seeing my mom there. We drove to my Aunt's house and waited to hear from my dad (who works in Newark) and cousins (who worked down the street from the towers). Luckily everyone from my family made it out of there.
I know my DH can talk about what happened and have a full conversation about it all. I still have some problems with it. I get really choked up and upset. I think this special is a good thing and something that we should watch. More closure I guess. But I defintely know that the 9/11 specials that will be on this weekend will not be showing on our tv.
I haven't watched that special yet, either. But I know that I'll be watching everything related to 9/11 that is on TV. For some reason it just sucks me in. The tragedy and the horror of that day is as vivid as it was 10 years ago.
The stories you ladies have just shared about loved ones and other friends that were supposed to be in NYC the day of the attacks are miraculous. What a day to forget your presentation supplies or to have your child home from school sick. It's crazy that acts like that intervened in their lives to prevent them from being another lost soul. I love hearing about how people just forgot about their own well-being and braved going into the towers to save all the lives they could. Behind every tragedy is a silver lining.
To explain this type of event to young kids that were toddlers or not even born yet will be difficult. I think it really impacted those that saw the attacks happen on live television. I will never forget where I was on that day or how the mood completely switched from learning about history to watching history.