George W. Bush Library Will Include World Trade Center Steel

George W. Bush at Ground Zero on September 14, 2001

Last year, ground was broken on the George W. Bush Presidential Library, located at the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas. Now, it's revealed that a piece of steel from the World Trade Center will be featured prominently.

According to the Daily News, "The 16.7-foot, 1.85-ton piece of mangled steel isn’t just any relic from America’s hallowed ground — experts say it’s 'impact steel,' struck directly by one of the hijacked jets that slammed into the Twin Towers on 9/11. Engineers who have studied the steel — known as a C-11 panel — say it’s the remnant of a triple-beam and crossbeam section from three upper floors." A library official said, "Analysis shows that it appears this piece of steel was affected by fire before a structural collapse, and that the torques and twists of the steel appear to have been caused by impact versus collapse."

The Port Authority, which has been housing various relics from the 9/11 attacks at a JFK Airport hangar, was happy to give the steel to the library. Another 9/11 memento at the library will be the bullhorn he used to speak to workers at Ground Zero after the attacks.

And a Texas state website says, "The George W. Bush library will feature a Decision Theatre, which will challenge visitors to put themselves in presidential shoes and consider various options to the issues the president confronted. When guests want a break from the rigors of executive branch decision-making, they can stop at a Texas Rose Garden, a facsimile of the original at the White House." What about the Western White House?

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By Jen Chung in News on November 25, 2011 4:25 PM

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Jabberwiki

But will there be a copy of "My Pet Goat"?

bggb

He took a trophy from the World Trade Center? WTF is wrong with that man?

whiteiris

Learn to read dumbass.

The Port Authority, which has been housing various relics from the 9/11
attacks at a JFK Airport hangar, was happy to give the steel to the
library.

bggb

He's keeping a "memento" from something that killed 3,000 Americans. Something that he used to justify a war based on lies which killed another 4,000 Americans.

The hubris, egotism and self-centeredness of this man never ceases to amaze.

He doesn't want to remember 9/11, he wants to remember that he was president on 9/11.

HUGE distinction.

"Tim Osman"

Indeed only an evil and bloodthirsty murderer would want to celebrate such failed stewardship this way instead of respecting and commemorating all the people that died on his watch

Guest

It was just a dumb joke. Lighten the fuck up, America!

David

The fact that you all don't realize by now that the majority of political commenters on tons of websites are paid plants amuses me.

JacksBack72

Hey- Dat hip-hop presodent we done got- he be doin' alla right dings! Anythin' he do, he be doin; right fo' da peeppl! Like free health care, an' free dis- an' free dat! Eveytin' should be free fo' da peeppl- just like it be fo' da peeppl in Urop, an' even in Rush-a and stuff! He right- we be lazy! But das OK long as we got O-Ba-Ma. . . -da hip-hop pres fo' allda peeps!
Whoo be dis dawg Bush?! Whot he do fo' us peeps?! He be doin' shit- das whot?! GooBy Bush!
BTW- Make drugs be legal- Piece out! <-(Whaeva dat means!)

69GeorgeWBush69

I bet your kids and your wife hate you.

JacksBack72

You're totally wrong about that: They are rolling in the floor laughing when they read my stuff. . . <-(I'm so blessed!! Oh Yeah!)

JeremiahToo

It's hard to believe you're really this stupid....Please tell me you're from 4Chan....

JacksBack72

Yes- I am this/that 'stupid' !
I take special DNP/DNC pills for it! They come in supppository form to accommodate their entire membershit,
. . .er- I mean, membership, -and their 'con-stitch- en-cy' !!

Eggcream

Yeah, yeah, Obama sucks. But, does Stan_LS offer an better alternative.

No.

Good-bye, hillbilly.

Stan_LS

Right. There's no better alternatives than telling people that "yes, we can" and signing bills we don't read. You are right! One simply can't imagine anything else! Like cutting entitlements, not coming up with endless regulations to slap businesses with, cutting taxes, etc. You are so right!

As for the hillbilly part - yet another fail. I've been living in Brooklyn since '89. What about yourself?

"Tim Osman"

I'm not calling you a hillbilly but hillbillies are everywhere - Brooklyn included

Stan_LS

I wasn't responding to you, so I don't see why you are getting defensive. Unless you are posting under two aliases and you messed up? Let me guess, "hillbillies" are those who's hero is not Che?

"Tim Osman"

I am not defensive at all just stating a fact - hillbillies are everywhere.

Stan_LS

You said you weren't calling me a hillbilly, yet I've never accused me of calling me that. You are very defensive. Or do you employ two aliases here?

"Tim Osman"

I was making an observation and stating an opinion. Knowing how antagonistic you can be and how you like to twist others' words I wanted to make it clear that I was not the one calling you a hillbilly.

Stan_LS

Whose words did I twist? Why not call me out on it when it, supposedly, happens? I suppose it's easier to throw around abstract accusations...