Key facts
- President George W. Bush visited Ground Zero on September 14, 2001.
- Bush used a bullhorn to speak to first responders at the World Trade Center site.
- Bush stated, 'I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.'
Twenty-five years ago, on September 11, 2001, the world was irrevocably altered by terrorist attacks. On September 14, 2001, President George W. Bush visited Ground Zero, using a bullhorn to address first responders amidst the rubble of the World Trade Center. Standing on the debris, Bush pledged that the voices calling for justice would be heard, stating, 'I can hear you. The rest of the world hears you. And the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon.' The bullhorn used by Bush during this address is now an artifact at the George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum. The speech came days after the attacks destroyed the World Trade Center towers and killed nearly 3,000 people. Bush was informed of the attacks while reading to second-graders in Sarasota, Florida.