David Gergen actually said...

To him, the central story of his presidency is that of the threat of terrorism coming in 9/11 and that he protected the homeland over these last seven years.

Context

Gergen reflects on Bush's perspective of his presidency, focusing on terrorism and homeland security.

01/14/2009

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