GEORGE W. BUSH ON SEPTEMBER 14, 2001 Three days after the devastating 9/11 attacks, President George W. Bush stood on the rubble of the World Trade Center towers and addressed the workers at Ground Zero. After a distant voice shouted that he could not hear, Bush declared, "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!" Bush's "Bullhorn Speech" has become one of the most iconic moments in the aftermath of the attacks, representing the reliance of the American people.