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George W. Bush: Our Nation faces a threat to our freedoms, and the stakes could not be higher.

On the recordNovember 7, 2001
Our Nation faces a threat to our freedoms, and the stakes could not be higher.
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George W. Bush
Republican · Texas

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Address to the Nation From Atlanta on Homeland Security

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