In an interview with National Geographic, former President George W. Bush explained that his non-reaction to news of the 9\/11 attacks — and therefore his attention to “The Little Goat” — was a conscious decision to project an aura of calm.<\/p>\n
\u201cMy first reaction was anger,” he said.\u00a0 “Who the hell would do that to America? Then I immediately focused on the children, and the contrast between the attack and the innocence of children.\u201d<\/p>\n
Bush said he “made the decision not to jump up immediately and leave the classroom. I didn\u2019t want to rattle the kids. I wanted to project a sense of calm. I had been in enough crises to know that the first thing a leader has to do is to project calm.”<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
In an interview with National Geographic, former President George W. Bush explained that his non-reaction to news of the 9\/11 attacks — and therefore his attention to “The Little Goat” — was a conscious decision to project an aura of … Continue reading