![]() ![]() At that point, it was believed to be an accident. ![]() As he entered the school, he received a report that an airplane had crashed into the World Trade Center in New York City. Booker Elementary School in Sarasota to highlight education reform. President Bush was in Florida that day to visit the Emma E. The biggest headline in the paper that morning read that basketball star, Michael Jordan, would be leaving retirement to rejoin the National Basketball Association (NBA). Bush began his day like any other, by reading his Bible, then taking an early morning run. On Tuesday, September 11, 2001, George W. In the weeks after the attack, Bush’s approval rating rose to 90 percent-the highest recorded job-approval rating in U.S. The American people were inclined to trust him because they believed in his ability to maintain their safety. Following 9/11, Bush’s leadership became a rallying point for the nation. ![]() Constitution that outlines the powers of the President as commander in chief as well as legal authorizations passed by Congress. His administration justified its actions by citing Article II of the U.S. Bush transformed from being a President with questionable legitimacy, who had been selected in a controversial election, to taking on immense presidential emergency powers, defining the threat, and attacking the enemy. The Bush administration’s responses to the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, expanded presidential power in matters of national security. ![]()
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