[indiscernible] [drums playing] chris please be seated. Ladies and gentlemen, it is a pleasure to welcome you to this magnificent white house nixonnd to the Richard Memorial today. I will be a master of ceremonies this morning. Please allow me to introduce pastor phil. Pastor phil and his wife tammy, wife tammy are the senior pastors at influence church in anaheim hills. Theyre special mentors to many, including myself. Pastor phil is my pastor. Pastor phil and tammy were aboard aircraft over new york city when the terror attacks september 11, 2001 took place and had family on the ground below. Pastor phil will be leading us in prayer in this ceremonys invocation this morning. Pastor . Thank you, chris. There is nothing sweeter than to be able to talk to god, communion with him and knowing he oversees all that we do and say. Lets pray. Heavenly father, in that great name of jesus, we thank you for this day that we can remember. We remember those who we lost. We remember how our nation changed, and resolve that we all gathered together in that day, and the days that led forward, to be better, stronger, and mightier americans. We pray for blessings on the family, on the memories of those who still hurt, who still struggle, and may this event honor their memory, may it honor our nation, and may you be glorified in your name we pray, amen. Chris thank you, pastor phil. Theres a handout at the end of the eastern about pastor phil about being aboard that aircraft on 9 11. I invite you to read it. Its pretty moving. Presenting our nations colors this morning is the United StatesArmy Southern california recruiting depot honor guard. A Fitting Group considering a special ceremony of swearing in of future soldiers thats to take place in just a few moments. And singing our National Anthem is michael ketterrer, who is a remarkable patriot with a remarkable set of pipes. And, a face you may recognize from the hit tv show americas from the hit tv show americas got talent. Will all that are able to stand and recce in the recognition of the nations colors and singing of the National Anthem. [shouting commands] [footsteps] [shouting commands] [singing the National Anthem] [shouting commands] [bagpipes playing] [indiscernible] [drums playing] [bagpipes playing] [applause] well, you all beat me to the punch. My next line is please join me in thanking the pipes and drums pastor phil, the United States army california recruiting depot honor guard, and michael ketterrer for that spectacular portion of the 2019 patriot day commemoration ceremony. I think we can do another round of applause. [applause] please be seated. I would like to take a quick moment to introduce and recognize a few of our special guests this morning. From the city of yorba linda, we have the mayor, tara campbell. Mayor . [applause] we have mayor pro temp beth haney. [applause] councilman carlos rodriguez. [applause] the city manager, mark kulon. [applause] representing a california senator, sarah catlin. [applause] representing assemblyman philip chen, anthony johnson. [applause] and a special guest we have with us has a lengthy history with president nixon, with the Richard Nixon foundation. A good friend of mine, someone i really, really look up to. Hes the post president ial chief of staff to president nixon. Please give a warm welcome to colonel jack brannan. [applause] thanks to all of you for coming, for your continued show of support, and your continued show of patriotism across the community and across the country. Each year, on this day, we as a Community Come together, here at the Richard Nixon president ial library, to reflect on and remember the lives of the 2,977 americans that perished 18 years ago today. Each of those lives has been marked with an American Flag meticulously placed just outside that window in our patent amphitheater just last night. Late last night by the Staff Members here at the Richard Nixon foundation. These great patriots offer to place the nearly 3000 flags out of respect and honor to those that fell nearly two decades ago. And, its important to note that these Staff Members, some were very young. In fact, so were so young, they in fact, so were so young they dont even remember 9 11. And yet they stepped up to the plate and wanted to make todays ceremony happen. So they painstakingly went out there and placed each one of these flags in observance of those that fell. What i would like to do is ask that all of you please stand in a moment of silence, recognizing those people. So please stand, and well do a briefly moment of silence. Chris thank you. You may take your seats. Today is also a time honor the heroes of september 11, 2001, and the heroes that continue to protect our safety and our essential freedoms. I will ask everyone here today to thank those who put on the uniform in a moment. But first, i think it is fitting to allow everyone to be part of a very unique ceremony. It is a ceremony of heroes. A ceremony of sacrifice. A ceremony of commitment. Ceremony of commitment. And a ceremony that is incredibly poignant to be taking place today here at our annual patriot day commemoration. Leading and explaining the ceremony will be United States army captain patrick sweeney. Captain sweeney . Capt. Sweeney ladies and gentlemen, the future soldiers you see before you were allowed to come forward to take their seats. Capt. Sweeney these future soldier come from all walks of life. They represent a new generation of soldiers and highly focused, technically efficient across a multitude of platforms to and profoundly dedicated to a noble cause. On this anniversary of september 11, we are reminded that the future soldiers that you see before you to make a commitment to serve in a military that is still at war. Many of them were not alive when our country was attacked. Others were in their first few years of their lives and were forever changed by that course of events. It is an honor and a privilege to stand before you and introduce you to americans that have made such a remarkable commitment to the defense of this nation. They have volunteered to continue the tradition and of providing the blanket of freedom of this republic. These future soldiers will be reaffirming the oath of enlistment today, what they already believe in their souls. His command coffers the recruiting company spread across Southern California. Comprised of over 350 highly trained and professionally Competent Army recruiters who have each devoted their lives to find the best and brightest that this country has to offer. I would like to welcome the Lieutenant Colonel as he administers the oath this morning. Sir . Raise your right hand and repeat after me. [indiscernible] do solemnly swear. Do solemnly swear. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] the constitutions of the United States. The constitutions of the United States. Against all enemies. Against all enemies. Foreign and domestic. Foreign and domestic. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] in allegiance to the faith. In allegiance to the faith. And i will obey. And i will obey. The words of. The words of. The president of the United States. The president of the United States. [indiscernible] [indiscernible] according to regulations. According to regulations. In accordance of. In accordance of. Military justice. Military justice. So help me god. So help me god. [applause] left face. Forward march. [singing hymns] [singing hymns] [applause] chris captain sweeney, thank you. Colonel bligh, thank you. Brave new soldiers, thank you. Now, i think it is incredibly appropriate to ask everyone to thank our men and women who put on that uniform each day, for all of us, protecting america. May i please ask our just sworn in soldiers, all service members, all veterans, all police, firefighters, and First Responders in the room please stand to be recognized. [applause] chris thank you for what you do. Ladies and gentlemen, our first guest speaker has dedicated his career to Public Service over decades. As a high school teacher, Orange County supervisor, california member, and now District Attorney, please join in welcoming District Attorney todd spitzer. [applause] secretary pinetta, its such an honor to be in your presence today. Thank you for your service to our country, sir. Were so honored to have you here today. My friends, 18 years ago, i watched the towers crumble like you did. I know where i was. I remember what i was doing. And i remember who i was with. I remember the tears i shed with my wife as our 2yearold was in the house, whos now 20, and for the first time in my adult life, i felt as if i did not know how to protect my family. I was a member of the board of supervisors. We had a meeting that day, and we were concerned about attacks on Orange County and john wayne airport. We watched the towers crumble. It was our modern day pearl harbor. It was one of the saddest and most instrumental days in my life. I will never forget it. None of you will forget it. My heart, right now, is actually pounding out of my chest. Quite frankly. And i speak for a living. Right . And the reason is because i watched towers crumble 18 years ago. I watched thousands of people leave a structure, fearing for their lives. And, i watched thousands of First Responders run in to save them. Today, in our presence, 18 years later, we witnessed history. We saw a group of men and women who are to your right, who dont have lines on their faces or bags under their eyes. [laughter] theyre kids. I mean, to your right and left are High School Kids who were not born yet. In your presence today are young men and women who are now going to be willing to run into any place, anywhere, any time, at all times of the day or night without regard to their own personal safety, to protect one thing, the constitution of the United States. They took an oath this morning. Ive taken this oath many times. My fellow elected officials have. So have the Sworn Police Officers and firefighters. Im sworn to protect and defend the constitution of the United States against all enemies foreign and domestic. I will listen to my commanding officers. I will put my country first. I will put people above myself and my own personal safety. I will lay my life on the line. I will do it for something so esoteric as a piece of paper that began with one of the greatest president s, our first president , who adorns us with his portrait today, george washington. Secretary pinetta has been such an honorable member of our government in so many capacities. And, there are so many people in this room today who have served our country. And, you now see that there are people today who will continue to serve our country. Doesnt it strike you as amazingly odd that we could all watch the towers crumble . We could understand the danger of being a first responder. And yet these men and women, young people, no lines, no bags. Young. [laughter] they signed up voluntarily. No one forced them to do this. I want you all to know, as an elected official in this county, and somebody whos been a front line Police Officer, i dont know you, but i am so grateful for what you did today. These people here are so forever grateful. They know where they were on september 11, 18 years ago. They know how they felt. And, i want you all to know those feelings that they felt on september 11, 18 years ago, have never left us. Theyve never left us. We understand it every single day. This country is worth fighting for. This country is worth protecting. In 1934, Sinclair Lewis wrote a book called, it cant happen here. It was about fascism in europe. Today, i am scared for our country. We have people subscribing to socialism, people who are jeopardizing our government. People who dont want hard work and the american way to be what built this country. There are people willing to give up what this constitution stands for. And what men and women who left their sweat and their blood and their tears on the battlefield have fought for. When i walked in today, i looked at all of you, the civilians in this room, the patriots. And im so proud and so thankful that you came here today to watch this, to witness this. And that im in your presence. We are Orange Countyans, many of us. We are americans. We represent the strongest and the most powerful and the most important nation and set of principles in the entire world, in the entire history of the world. And we will fight for that. We will stand up for it. We will preserve it. And we will continue to support, always people like you who are doing that on our behalf. So god bless you. God bless america. And god bless the president of the United States. Thank you so much. [applause] [applause] thank you, mr. Spitzer. Our next guest speaker is relatively new to Orange County. We had the opportunity of having his participation in this ceremony two years in a row now. Chief Brian Hennessey began his career over four decades ago with the United StatesForest Service and department of the interiors bureau of Land Management as a hot shot crew member. He joined the san diego fire and rescue in 1990 and became chief of the department in 2015. We then caught his eye and he traveled north to Orange County to become chief of Orange County in april of 2018, and it is a pleasure to have him here with us today. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome Orange CountyFire Authority chief Brian Hennessey. [applause] 18 years ago today, at 8 46 in the morning, a hijacked airliner slammed into a the north tower of the World Trade Center in lower manhattan. It was the beginning of a day that changed our world forever. Today, we honor the 2977 lives taken by the brutal attacks of september 11, 2001. Men and women went to work that day. Never anticipating an attack. Children, youngest who was two, were taken from their families in an act of hate. In just one hour and 42 minutes, a reign of terror claimed innocent lives. But amidst the chaos, the pentagon and on a plane over pennsylvania acts of heroism, courage and compassion rose up. Without hesitation, firefighters went into the burning buildings in new york to do what they pledged to do, save lives. They climbed up flights of stairs while thousands went down to safety. After the south tower collapsed, new York City Fire captain patty brown, the most decorated firefighter in the nation, was rescuing people in the north tower. He was ordered to evacuate. Captain brown radioed back, i refuse the order. Im on the 44th floor and we have too many burned people with me. Im not leaving them. At the smokefilled pentagon, Lieutenant Colonel ted anderson carried two injured people away from the burning building. Then he reentered the ring building to drag out to two more injured employees, one whose clothes were on fire. Anderson went back inside the Building Three times to rescue victims. And we must remember the our courage of the passengers of flight 93, who knew about the earlier attacks on the World Trade Center. They decided to fight back against their hijackers and charged the cockpits. Their actions saved thousands of lives by forcing the plane to crash in the field in rural pennsylvania instead of intended target. The bravery of firefighters, Law Enforcement, military, everyday citizens saved lives. While the intent of the attacks was to intimidate and destroy and replace freedom with fear, just the opposite occurred. The spirit of resilient nation emerged outraged, engaged, and unified. September 11 has shaped who we are, how we live our daily lives and what we believe in. The horror, images and anguish of that day are seared into our memory forever. We can honor their sacrifice and resolve to live a live a better life. Live a life of courage, of compassion, and of service. We owe it to the victims of 9 11 to continue to share the stories so, as a nation, we never forget. In the fire service, well never forget the 343 firefighters were in killed in those two towers. Well remember the 23 new york city Police Officers who were lost. We remember the 37 Port AuthorityPolice Officers who were killed. We remember the 125 civilians and military personnel killed at the pentagon. We remember. And we remember 2449 civilians in the towers and on the planes who perished. September 11, 2001 will be a fixed point in the life of america. Early this morning, we dedicated the ocfa 9 11 memorial that features a steel beam that was once part of the twin towers. Its a reminder to us as firefighters how strong our resolve is, that everyday were still willing to put our lives on the line to save others. While our nation will never be the same, we are better and stronger as a result all weve experienced. Before the attacks, america stood for freedom, justice, and opportunity. Today, these values are further ingrained in the fabric of who we are as a country. Well always honor the victims of 9 11 and the heroes that emerged. And we will never forget their sacrifice. Thank you and god bless america. [applause] [applause] thank you, chief. Id like to take a moment to thank the great members of this remarkable choir and this remarkable band, and thank the very special leaders, mike short and chuck jay. [applause] mike and chuck support us here at the Richard NixonFoundation Throughout the year. They do a remarkable job at everything. The two of you, where theres one are truly, truly patriots, remarkable men to work with. Im honored to be with you. Thank you for what you do. Ok, onto our next speaker. Ladies and gentlemen, our next speaker is one that ive admired for years and asked to give remarks and introduce our keynote speaker this morning. Hes a dedicated Community Service leader and put on uniform here in Southern California since becoming a deputy to Orange County sheriff coroner brad gates in 1989. After more than 30 years of service to his fellow citizens and the department, he picked up the torch, so to speak, to fill in those shoes of sheriff gates. A mentor to him. When he was sworn in as Orange Countys 13th sheriff just this past january. Ladies and gentlemen, please welcome sheriff don barnes. [applause] i want to thank you all for being here today and thank you again to the Nixon Library for hosting this event each year, providing opportunity for us to remember and gather those who gave a sacrifice on september 11, 2001. Its sad because just after 9 11, there were lot of events that happened not only nationally, but in Orange County. Quite honestly this is one of the few that remains. So thank you for keeping our promise that were going to remember those victims and heroes of september 11. [applause] i do have to tell you, though, the highlight of today was being witness to this oath, the swearing in of our newest members of our armed services. We seldom get to see the faces who serve us abroad. What a privilege it was for us to be here today to see the commitment youve made, to witness you men and women of character and having the courage to defend and honor this country. Were so proud and grateful for your service. [applause] memorization of historical events is not common among a nation with the people so focused on the future. Yet 9 11, like july 4, is a date that is etched in the minds and hearts of all americans. On july 4, we celebrate our independence and the ideals of the american experiment in which each individual is recognized as having the inalienable rights to life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. On september 11, we reflect on the painful reminder that those rights are not always guaranteed. Preserving our liberty is a work that does not end, even in times of peace. The attack by a foreign terrorist on 9 11 speaks to the fact that the freedoms we enjoy continue to be viewed with the disdain by evil ideologies. And more recently, we have seen there are domestic terrorists who take advantage of the openness of our free society to launch hatefilled attacks. Hatefilled attacks against the innocent. Such attacks are unsettling. I know that fear exists among many who are concerned about their safety and the safety of their loved ones. As the countys chief Law Enforcement officer, i can tell you that the lessons we have learned from 9 11 and continue efforts to improve our practices have resulted in a safer Orange County. In the last 18 years, we have developed an infrastructure amongst local, state, and federal Law Enforcement for identifying threats, preventing them from materializing. We have upgraded our Emergency Response protocols and improved the way we train. We have worked to glean from 9 11 and other tragedies so we can better preserve the safety and freedom for the public serve. Even with all that Law Enforcement has in place, our neighborhoods cannot be fully secured until each citizen meet their responsibility to be an engaged member of the community. Simply put, we need your help. If you see something, say something. Reports of suspicious activity are extremely helpful from preventing threats from materializing. Although i cant tell you the details, i can tell you in Orange County we have mitigated circumvented and mitigated significant threats from occurring here. If youre a parent, please stay engaged with your children or teens. The Fourth Amendment does not apply to you. Get in your kids stuff. [laughter] [applause] know what theyre doing on the internet, knowing who their friends are, knowing what they are doing on social media is all key to helping them grow to be productive adults. I have heard too many times from parents who waited too long to find out what theyre kids were involved with and unfortunately bearing a child. Remain vigilant. Be aware of your surroundings and actively engaged with our community. That goes a long way. The work between Law Enforcement and residents will ensure Orange County remains a safe place to live, work, and raise a family. A former president , i cant say the name we are in the Nixon Library, once pointed out that of all the National Anthems of the world, ours is the only one that ends in a question. O say does that star spangled banner yet wave, over the land of free and home of the brave . The heroes of 9 11 and brave men and women and armed forces, who have fought valiantly and died courageously since that day have done their part to ensure the answer of that question is a profound yes. On this day let us also commit to doing our part to keep our star spangled banner flying over the land of liberty and with justice for all. Thank you very much. [applause] what an honor it is for me to introduce todays keynote speaker. To put this in perspective, on 9 11, what secretary mineta did was not found in a book. Was not on a checklist, was not on a protocol manual. The leadership he portrayed to safeguard and save our country and bring thousands of our citizens safely to the ground may never be truly realized. Your acts of heroism and leadership are testament to what our country is founded on. Thank you so much. [applause] president nixon was once asked how he would like to be remembered. He replied as one who made a difference. Secretary Norman Mineta is a man who made a profound difference. In the dark moment for america as a young man, secretary mineta was one of the thousands who were placed in internment camps during worldwar ii. Clearly a moment when our nation fell short of meeting the principles of our founding fathers. Yet the strength of america is such that even one who was a victim of such injustice dedicated his life ensuringthat ideals we hold dear arepreserved for future generations. As a councilman and mayor in san jose, as a member of the United States congress for 21 years, as a cabinet secretary for two president s, Norman Mineta has served our country with honor and distinction. During his time in congress, secretary mineta served as chairman of the House Committee on public works and transportation. He was critical to the enacting of major transportation legislation as a congressman from Silicon Valley he was also an advocate for the technology industry. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me welcoming secretary Norman Mineta. [applause] i used to be tall enough to reach the microphone. [laughter] sheriff barnes, thank you very much for your very generous introduction. From the beginning of this ceremony ive had a lump in my throat and a lump in my heart. Got to gain a little composure here before i start. I want to thank all of you for taking time from your own busy schedules to be part of todays patriot day of recognition of september 11, 2001. I want to thank the Nixon Library, the Nixon Foundation and all of its officers and staff and board for supporting this kind of annual reflection of the significance of september 11, 2001. I also want to thank very much the recruits who were sworn in today. I want to congratulate you and thank you for your commitment, for your resolve to do your duty to this great country with integrity. We look forward to hearing and watching your accomplishments as you pursue your career in the armed services. So thank you again very much for your commitment. I want to reflect on the specific day, september 11, 2001. I was having breakfast that morning with the deputy prime minster of belgium, who was also the minister of transport. I had many occasions to meet with mrs. Durant as she was the minister of transport forbelgium. But now being also deputy prime minster. I was having breakfast in my Conference Room with jane garvey who was head of the federal Aviation Administration and we were talking about aviation issues and my chief of staff came in, said may i see you . I excused myself and went in the Conference Room into my office. As i walked in at the other end of the room theres a television console. I could see World Trade Center, easily identifiable, well known structures with black smoke coming out ever one of them. I said whats that . He said we dont know. We heard general aviation possibly into the building. We heard possibility of commercial into the building. We had possibility of an internal explosion within the building. I went up to the Television Set and did some channel surfing and watching various commentators talk about what was happening. I said, i got to get back to my breakfast meeting so keep me posted. I went back in and i explained to mrs. Garvey and mrs. Durrant what i had seen. John came in later. He said may i see you . , i excused myself. I went into my office again. It was confirmed, it was an American Airlines that went into the World Trade Center. I went up to the tv set standing there listening to the commentary. While im standing there, all of a sudden, this gray object goes across the screen, disappears, and from the lefthand side of the screen yellow, orangey , cloud. I go holy cow. Whats all that . Words to that effect. [laughter] were you there . In any event asian that really got my attention. I started watching and listening to all of the comments. Then i went back into the Conference Room, i said, i dont know whats going on in new york. I know its going to involve me. Jane you got get back to , the Operations Center at the federal Aviation Administration, and mrs. Durant, you have to excuse me. By the time i got back in the office, the white house called and said get over here right away. I grabbed my briefcase and put and government annuals papers in and went down to my car. We drove off to the white house. Were going in west executive drive and people are running out of the white house, theyre running out of the Old Executive Office building. I said to my driver and security guard, theres something wrong with this picture . Everyone is running away and were driving in. [laughter] we stopped. I went right in the white house. , they are guard waiting for you in the situation room. I went in there and that is when nick clark, the National Security advisor forpresident george w. Bush gave mea briefing. It wasnt much more than what i already seen and heard on television. Then he said, you got to be in the pioc. Thats the president ial emergency Operations Center. Its the bunker under the white house. I said i have no idea where that is, what it is. It was a secret Service Agent standing there that says i will take you down. I got there probably about 9 30. 9 25, somewhere in that time. The Vice President was already there. It has a long table, probably 30 or 40 feet wide. 12, 15 feet wide. Chairs around it with telephones between each of the chairs. I got myself in the middle across from the Vice President and set up one line for the faa Operations Center. I said dont hang up. Keep the phone open. The other phone i called my office and said, keep the line open. Ive got to communicate. It is from that point then i was able to operate. So during the time i was sitting there, a military assistant said to the Vice President , there was a plane coming towards the d. C. So i said to the number two person at the faa who was on the phone with, what do you have on radar of an airplane coming towards d. C. . He said were following one plane. The transponders been turned off. We are following the white dot on the radar. 13 seconds to the radar. [coughing] excuse me. In my office, on the credenza, i had a monitor line of the 48 states, alaska, hawaii. It was peppered with dots. I took my mouse and put it on a dot. Flag would come up. Ua 123. United Airlines Flight 123. B752. Would say boeing 757, series 200. Then next it might say, pdx. Then a number of navigational point and a whole rd. Took off from portland, oregon. Those are navigational point it is going through. Landing at ohare. On the second line would be compass direction of the plane, speed, status of the fuel on board and a lot of other technical information. With this plane the transponder had been turned off. They had no idea about the identity of this plane. Except watching this white dot on their radar set. I said, monty, where is the plane . Its hard to look at a radar set related to a point on the ground. Probably somewhere in the middle of pennsylvania. Every so often i would say, where is it now . Maybe north of baltimore. Where is it now . Near roslynn. Where is it now . Near Pentagon City and where is it now . The national airport. Oops. Oops what . We just lost the target. Where did you lose the target . Somewhere between Pentagon City and national airport. Then about that time someone broke into the phone line and , we just hadretary a please call a phone call. Thank you very much. I also use ricola. Thank you. [applause] they said somewhere between Pentagon City and national airport. When the phone call broke in and said we just got a call from Arlington CountyPolice Officer sankey saw an American Airlines go into the pentagon. I said to monty monty, that is the third commercial airliner within the last hour and a half that has been used as a missile. But we dont know whats going on. In the military they have something called a stand down. Where they bring everything to a screeching halt. Remove some element of what they are doing to try to figure out what is going on. I said were going to have to do our own standdown. At that point there were 6438 airplanes over the United States. I said were going to bring them all down. Monty said well bring them all down per pilot discretion. I yelled back at monty, screw pilot discretion. [laughter] were going to bring all the planes down. I do want some pilot over albuquerque, and mexico, deciding on going to l. A. I will just line to l. A. I wanted all the planes down right away. We got those 6438 planes down into hours and 20 minutes. [applause] in two hours and 20 minutes. [applause] safely and without incident. That coordination between the air Traffic Controllers and the pilots and the flight attendants and the airplanes because that to prepare their passengers to be landing at airports they didnt know where they were going to be. So, the tremendous amount of cooperation that took place at that point brought these airplanes down safely and without incident. Yet, we found box cutters on planes in austin, texas and some other locations. When you think about incidents avoided, tragedies avoided, no one will ever know. Then about 10 15, someone said theres a plane coming off the eastern seaboard. Al qaeda used to talk about military icon, economic icon and political icon. Obviously this day they had hit the military icon, the pentagon, economic icon, the World Trade Center, and here is this plane that crashed into shanksville, pennsylvania. Well never know where it was coming but possibly headed towards the capital or the white house. I will be eternally grateful for the crew of that airplane and the passengers on board who decided to retake that plane back from the terrorists and instead of crash landing it, the pilot took it straight down. That old ground was no wider than the wingspan of that plane. Yet, well never know except, as i said, i will always be eternally grateful for people on flight 93. What this says to us is that we can never let up in terms of security. That morning i had set up what this says to us is that we can never let up in terms pulled three people out of aviation Civil Security at the faa and set go over to my office and work with john flaherty, the chief of staff, to seth deputy secretary up the new regiment to allow the airliners to go back. On thursday, september 13th, we were having a Cabinet Meeting meeting with the house and senate. Excuse me. Republicans and democratic leadership. Towards end of that a congressman from detroit said, mr. President , we have a Large Population of middle easterners in michigan, a Large Population of muslims. They are very concerned about all the rhetoric and print media and Electronic Media about danny middle easterners and banning muslims who are traveling, even to the point that they are talking about rounding up middle easterners and muslims and putting them in centers. Said,ent george w. Bush david, you are absolutely correct. Equallyeivably concerned about all that rhetoric, and we dont what happened today what happened to norm in 1942. At that point, you could have knocked me off my cabinet chair for the feather for the president said that. He showed his commitment and on monday, he met with a very large group of middle easterners and muslims at the Islamic Study Center on massachusetts avenue. He said, we know who did that last tuesday. It was not loyal arab americans. They were not faithful followers of islam. They were terrorists. Were going to go after them. As you will recall, that was his mantra for his two term in office. In the latter part of september, there was a shooting in arizona. They apprehended the killer of the person who did that shooting. They asked the person, why did you kill this person . He said he looked like the enemy. He was a sikh. He had a turban, dressing leg dressing and simply because he looked like the enemy this man was shot and killed. Bush, president george w. Met with a large group of south asians, indians and sikhs. He said we are going to pursue to justice any hate crimes that occur. So all of these things are part and parcel of what we have First Responders doing day in and day out. We set up the transportation security administration, tsa. We started essentially with five people and in less than one year we had 67,000 new employees. It was the largest mobilization of any new federal agency since world war ii. Admittedly we didnt know how to line people up. So i called disney. [laughter] i said can you help us line people up at airports . They sent us three people on their own dime. There are 429 commercial airports, and the leader of the group came to me on the second day and said, you know, once you have seen one airport, you have seen one airport. [laughter] because you cant take a cookiecutter approach and say ok, lets use this program in dallas, use it in atlanta, lets use it in iowa. Because every airport is different. They ended up sending us 13 people on their own dime to try to analyze 429 commercial airports, figure out how to line people up. They said we went up to 67,000 new employees. How do you want to make sure they are properly trained . I called marriott. You folks really good in customer service. Im wondering if you would do some of that magic with our new tsa employees. Forward andstepped was 11s in i think it central locations across the country. As they prepared our new employees for their tasks. Thanked firsti responders and those who have been responsible ever since 2001. We have not had any major kind of Terrorism Strike any of our transportation facilities. Not by accident. Thats by design. I think everyone who has been involved in this. Regardless of whether it is transportation related. To all of those men and women in armed services, the men and women in Law Enforcement, First Responders across the country. Recruits and to our new recruits, thank you very, very much. [applause] remarkable. Secretary mineta, thank you. Thank you for coming out, making the trip across the country to do this today. I would like to take a second to think all of our speakers today for making such a remarkable special ceremony. Pastor phil, thank you. District attorney spitzer, thank you. Sheriff barnes, thank you. Eta, thank you. Each of you have made today so significant and will indeed ensure that nobody in this room will ever forget september 11, 2001. [applause] we will close today with mike short and chuck jays rendition of battle hymn of the republic. Take it away. [applause] ladies and gentlemen, thank you for coming. Thank you for your support. That concludes our ceremony today. Join us. Check us out at the foundation to see other events like the ceremony. Thank you. Byebye. [captioning performed by the national captioning institute, which is responsible for its caption content and accuracy. Visit ncicap. Org] [captions Copyright National cable satellite corp. 2019] [crowd talking] this is American History tv on cspan3. Each weekend we feature 48 hours of programs exploring our nations past. American history tv products are now available at the cspan online store. Store. Org. An winston lord talks about the nixon administrations Foreign Policy approach. He is the author of kissinger on kissinger reflections on diplomacy, grand strategy, and leadership. Mr. Lord describes president nixons relationship with his secretary of state Henry Kissinger and how it was instrumental in developing Foreign Policy strategies. Good evening, ladies and gentlemen. Nixonith the richard foundation. Before we introduce our distinguished speaker this evening, i wanted to mention a couple of special guest. Distinguished speakers daughter here and her husband. We have betsy hewitt