1. George Bush: 9/11 Speech Address to the Nation
By: Jack Mitchell

2. Background Information
· Occurred on September 11th, 2001
· The evening after the 9/11 terrorist attacks
· Attacks brought down both twin towers in NYC.
· Another plane hit the Pentagon
· They also attempted an attack on Washington D.C.
· Most devastating attack on American soil in today’s modern society.

3. Speaker
·President George W. Bush
· Beginning of 1st term

4. Automatic Ethos
·President of the U.S=Automatic Ethos

5. Audience · Was televised around the world · American people as a whole
-”Our fellow citizens”
· Family of those killed
-”disbelief, terrible sadness”
· Other nations around world
-”our friends and allies”
· The terrorists
-”bring them to justice”

6. Purposes · More than one purpose
· Comfort/reassure the American People
· Offer condolences
· Send a message to the terrorists
· Gain support for a war against the terrorists (unify Americans as well as other nations)

7. Comforting/Reassuring the American People
· “Our country is strong”
· “our government will continue without interruption”
·”Our financial institutions remain strong”
· “take every precaution to protect our citizens at home”

8. Offer Condolences · “prayers for all those who grieve”
· “offer condolences and assistance”
· “None of us will ever forget this day”

9. Send a message to the terrorists
· “The search is underway”
· “full resources... to find those responsible”
· “bring them to justice”
· “we will make new distinction between the terrorists… and those who harbor them”

10. Gain support for going to war against the terrorists
· “we stand together to win the war on terrorism”
· “we go forward to defend freedom and all that is good and just in our world”
Very Effective:
-Just six days later the U.S officially declared war on terror.

11. Subject
· The 9/11 attacks
· Plan on how the U.S would respond to these attacks

12. Use of Logos Use of Pathos
· Used logos to comfort the American people
· Laid out very detailed plan
-”Immediately following the first attack…”
· Goes on step by step on how U.S responded
· Used pathos to connect w/ the Americans emotionally
· Also to rally the country to remain strong
-“they cannot touch the foundation of America”
-”we’re the brightest beacon of freedom in the world”
-”we go forward to defend freedom”

13. Bush shows great strength and power
· Repetition of emotionally powerful words
-”America”
-”Freedom”
-”Strength”
· Powerful statements throughout speech
· Takes a very clear stance on how we’ll respond to the terrorists

14. Video Clip