President Bush at Ground Zero On September 14, 2001, President George W. Bush toured the wreckage of the destroyed World Trade Center. Standing on a pile of rubble, he heard firefighters, police officers, and other rescuers shout, “USA, USA.” He responded: “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.” Reuters/Win McNamee/Landov