
1:26 Karl Rove describes this scene in Courage & Consequence: This was one of those times in which a president, even in a crowded room, seems almost alone, and in which his words have the power to move a nation. Almost more than his words of grief and resolution, however, were the gestures and sense that his face and movements conveyed. Even cynical, jaded reporters were moved: everyone--all his aides, all the reporters--had tears in their eyes. Bush moved to leave the Oval Office and head for his private study next door. He glanced at me, and then hurriedly looked away. I tried to discreetly wipe away my tears and followed the president into his private study. His eyes were red; he was nearly overcome with emotion. I, on the other hand, was completely overcome. Nothing could stop my tears.
9/11
prayer
Oval Office
White House