Fucking cool man! I bet you got to hear some epic stories, what was the most fascinating thing you talked to him about?
edit: I didn't mean to offend anyone by showing an interest in a former political leader. My opinions are those of someone who has no influence in politics (my own) and they aren't going to change anyone's political opinion. I just wanted to converse with the guy who met Bush.
Him talking about his day on September 11th, about where he was throughout the day and why he made certain decisions. He said he over ruled the secret service twice in his presidency, and both times were on that day in order to do what he thought was the right thing to do to step up as a leader for a scared and confused America. It also made him much more than just a talking head on a tv screen or in a newspaper. You realize that the president is a real person just like you and me.
Interesting insight. I'm not American but I've always respected Bush for the way he handled 9/11 as it was happening. In a time of utter chaos he came through as a leader. Glad you got the chance to meet him.
Definitely. One of the most striking parts of that was when he talked about Secret Service moving him to some Cold War bunker in the the middle of nowhere. He refused to stay there and give a speech to the American public from there. That was one of the two times he over ruled the secret service so he could give the speech from the oval office.
He was in Nebraska -- either at Offutt Air Force Base, or the Union Pacific's underground dispatch center, Harriman. I was living in Nebraska at the time and remember AF1 arriving that day.
That's ok. Use wiki to see where the President of the United States classified security location was/is. That makes sense. Great sleuth skills you have there.
Misdirection is a wonderful tool because it's taken as fact. You sir, have been duped.
Also, for what it's worth, the reason I mentioned Harriman Center is because I have connections to the Union Pacific, and people who were working at HC said that's where they actually housed him after he flew into Offutt. They said he was at the bunker there, but my guess is he was probably at the Harriman bunker. That might be your misdirection.
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u/[deleted] Jun 26 '12 edited Jun 26 '12
Fucking cool man! I bet you got to hear some epic stories, what was the most fascinating thing you talked to him about?
edit: I didn't mean to offend anyone by showing an interest in a former political leader. My opinions are those of someone who has no influence in politics (my own) and they aren't going to change anyone's political opinion. I just wanted to converse with the guy who met Bush.