George W. Bush inaugural address: Jan. 20, 2001

George W. Bush's 2001 swearing-in, included a Lincoln quote that foreshadowed some of what would come later that year: "Those who deny freedom to others deserve it not for themselves and, under the rule of a just God, cannot long retain it."

[@theman76942]

Jeez, pre-9/11 America was a simpler time.

[@atomicspid2129]

Vegetal Slayer Imo the simpler time ended between 05 and 16. You could be right though

[@erwinscott7536]

The most incompetent President ever existed.

[@atomicspid2129]

Verbal Diarrhea Idfk. The Bush 43 (besides 9/11) and Obama years seemed more calm compared to now. Especially after Osama got killed. Now we have Trump lol

[@amongtheliving789]

I agree. Unfortunately I was born in 2002, so I never experienced it, but for some reason I feel a sense of nostalgia with it anyways

[@Nichen]

dude it was a beautiful time...the years 1998-2001 up to september 11 was the best time of my life.

[@Gillan1220]

Hard to believe this was 20 years ago today.

[@Newton_Xavier]

Actually we lost those golden days

[@iwillbreaktheinternet]

Was it really 20 years ago?

[@5staryzzz]

@@iwillbreaktheinternet Yes, it was in 2001, and now it is 2021.

[@Aaroncarter55726]

And I was 13 when he did that speech

[@samarmisra4922]

Truly....so different there in the video in 2001 compared to 2021 as in President Biden's Inauguration Ceremony of 2021 far fewer people and in middle of Covid, and with 2001 the transfer of power from Clinton who already served two full terms down to Bush unlike from losing one-term incumbent Trump to Biden and with Trump not attending Biden's ceremony.

[@Cattail4546]

“President Bush” I just love this line

[@JVLeroy223]

I see Al Gore, but where's ManBearPig?

[@pw1576]

That's still more guts than Trumps fatass.

[@JVLeroy223]

@@pw1576 Really?! Trump's not even our president anymore. So stop bringing him up in everything.

[@luissampaio2104]

At the audience

[@raudello3666]

@@JVLeroy223 unfortunately he's still relevant to our politics these days

[@scipioafricanus3324]

God, can I go back please?

[@Ivan_Drago.]

I see you boomers have lots of regrets, I hope I don’t have any

[@gematriahex9801]

@@Ivan_Drago. 😂

[@grasshopper5751]

Amen

[@Russophile30]

@@Ivan_Drago. I find that hard to believe.

[@elliemay1748]

It’s crazy how liberal Bush sounds compared to today’s conservatives.

[@o0blubblub0o]

very sad. i guess thats the consequences of the global economic crisis. but remember its not as bad as what happened in the twenties. but the scary thing is, that there's gonna be an other one soon. i'm afraid of what follows i hope people have learned from history.

[@cocker3050]

one could say the same about todays liberals. they used to be more conservative and moderate, just like conservatives used to be more liberal and moderate. its sad the country is splitting into two equally bad ideologies and will likely stay that way for a while and only get worse before it gets better

[@vm99125]

@@cocker3050 I think it's going to be better from the 30s

[@jonalderson5571]

@@cocker3050 it's not equally bad. The right wing is far more extreme than the left wing right now. Democrats would never vote to overthrow an election

[@5staryzzz]

@@jonalderson5571 Yeah

[@YoJoeFRtho]

Dude this guy knows how to make a speech. Hands down one of the best. He pulled me in to his speeches even at 12 years old.

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

Exactly. BRING BACK BUSH ! BRING BACK BUSH ! BRING BACK BUSH ! ✊🏻

[@Osijj]

The Man From The Dark Side TO BAD TERM LIMITS

[@libanaliHD]

@@nonexistenceisbliss9528 hope ur joking m8

[@rickDArula]

I'm a year late but if you were 13 at the time, then that means you've had alot of time to learn about the war crimes

[@supermanfan3113]

@@rickDArula what war crimes

[@DFandV]

I grew up under Bush and became adult during the Obama years.

[@samarmisra4922]

Nice! I was 4 when GH W Bush the dad got elected, 16 when G W the son got elected and 24 when Obama got elected and 36 when Biden got elected.

[@MrTony240596]

​@@samarmisra4922 I was 4 when Bush got elected too (but Bush junior, not senior 😂)

[@DFandV]

@@samarmisra4922 Same I was born during the Bush senior years and was a toddler/kid during the Clinton years.

[@DFandV]

@@samarmisra4922 But wasn't really contious about politics until the Iraq War in 2003 when I was a teenager.

[@Russophile30]

I was 6 when Bush 43 was inaugurated. I was 14 when Obamoron was inaugurated.

[@jayd1426]

Bush 43 was a class act. I disagreed with him as president but I still respect him and the entire family

[@kevincorcoran6493]

He's JFK compared to the guy we have now.

[@electrom.1703]

Kevin Corcoran the bush family are criminals

[@Lifeskeyishappiness]

A war criminal is no class act

[@rickDArula]

@@kevincorcoran6493 speaking of JFK George HW was IN DALLAS THAT FATEFUL DAY

[@samarmisra4922]

I do too Jay and feel same way as you. Seems as certain people can suck as presidents but can be good humans and reverse is true.

[@baldarmstrong6532]

If they only knew what was about to happen...

[@ihatewhitey6689]

We usually do in hindsight.

[@BenjaminCherryOfficial]

But 8 months later

[@ErikFindling]

Just 9 months later this man would be faced with the biggest challenge of any American president

[@anthonycampos8057]

Why didn't he stop it?

[@ergoproxy7444]

Jesus Christ, he sounds liberal by today’s conservative standards. I sadly was growing up through this time and barely paid any attention to politics. Time to change that.

[@Azact]

You could say that someone from 20 years sounds conservative by todays liberal standards, the left has went further left

[@samarmisra4922]

Love how Clinton and Gore are there conceding in grace and how Bush thanked them sincerely.

[@raudello3666]

No president would do that these days

[@DDDiego]

@@raudello3666 yeah because Trump was still butthurt about losing the election to Biden and didn’t even attend his inauguration

[@raudello3666]

@@DDDiego and still is butthurt about the election

[@samarmisra4922]

@@raudello3666 exactly and too embarrassed with his insecurities. Sadly, Trump is stuck in his delusion and falsehood that the election was stolen when not and still tries to overturn the 2020 election when his people are telling him to move on, accept and act different.

[@rickDArula]

@@samarmisra4922 not an endorsement for Trump but with they way Joe and Kamala are performing, they'll be ready to hand the keys to the White House back over to Trump

[@m.alexanderzagorski3868]

George Walker Bush was born on Saturday July 6,1946 in New Haven,Connecticut on the same date as Sylvester Stallone!

[@samarmisra4922]

I was scheduled to attend Yale last year for a conference and so excited to attend right amid pandemic, which still going on. Had to cancel my trip and was so excited to explore New Haven, hopefully one day though.

[@Jack-yw7bq]

1:04 Gore is thinking "This should be my inauguration and I should be the one giving an inaugural address".

[@hectorlopez1069]

It sickens me that gore was the real winner and he lost.

[@Jack-yw7bq]

@@hectorlopez1069He should’ve pulled a Nixon and ran in 2008, he would’ve most likely won the nomination, and the election.

[@robertwright7795]

When I need to remember what a real president is and how they speak I watch this one

[@michaelhernandez8772]

I honestly don't care what anyone has to say, but President George W Bush was a decent president. The man rose in the face of great and historic evil, and uncertainty. No one in this comment section could handle the stress of that magnitude this President endured on September 11, 2001.

[@somkeshav4143]

*Proceeds to invade and cripple multiple countries in the name of countering terrorism* Also should be noted that these same terrorist groups were given CIA training and funding to begin with 💀.

[@RadioNul]

too bad he invaded Iraq based on lies and greed

[@anthonycampos8057]

Please tell me you're joking

[@Lifeskeyishappiness]

9:37 could say that again, just a few months later 9/11 happened

[@breadfan9]

More like 8

[@Lifeskeyishappiness]

@@breadfan9 If you want to be pedantic

[@marioalvesbrasil]

He couldn't even imagine what would come nine months later.

[@madrugaiden2317]

Oh yes he did

[@robertz9273]

No they were just defense to that very thing months before.

[@redfirebonus9408]

20 years ago today. God damn.

[@demetriushaynes8297]

Damn.... Already Talking Weapons Of Mass Destruction!!!

[@hveddrek7422]

but saddam did have wmds,,,they just couldn't be found (coz he destroyed them before Bush's election)

[@e3nethan910]

@@hveddrek7422 They actually found a warehouse of old 1980's Iran-Iraq War era chemical weapons, that could still be used if need be, so they did, but that is very rarely told to anyone unfortunately.

[@StaticBlaster]

little did they know that a cataclysmic event 8 months later would rile up a bunch of yokels that would elect a dangerous orange demagogue 16 years later.

[@Hbrand03]

orange demagogue bruhh 😭

[@player2-lightwater914]

Why didn't George W. Bush didn't mention Gerald Ford and Ronald Reagan at the beginning?

[@samarmisra4922]

I heard they were not physically there at the inauguration.

[@samarmisra4922]

Remember I was 16 when Bush Jr became president and remember the 1st month I started driving in life lol.

[@demetriushaynes8297]

"Do U Not Know Angel Rides Through This Whirlwind, And Directs This Storm?" He Told Us What It Was Off Rip. We Didn't Take Heed. He Didn't Lie. And This Storm Still Hasnt Passed Yet. #PureEvil

[@Daniel24445]

The angel that rides in the whirlwind of their storm is Saturn's storm. The Sabbatean Saturn cult. We are simply war horses to achieve Sykes-Picot agreement and silently surrender power back to London's "Declaration of St. James Place".

[@skeptikul270]

Ecc 9:11

[@dearamber77]

Exactly. This was the beginning of the end of America as we knew it. That Angel in the whirlwind he's referring to is better known as Metatron by Freemasons and Skull and Bones members which he and his entire male line are members. After reading the book of Enoch I now have a better understanding of it.

[@eddybear6427]

Dang I was only 3 years old. Never got to see or remember American life before 9/11

[@seekandcrush]

"Peaceful transition of authority"..... Said behind bullet proof glass.

[@sleeplessstudios7626]

Wait, that's why there's glass there? Interesting.

[@jamig.7254]

President Bush is a rich, home town boy, who says, this is messed up - when he sees it. I wish, he was back in office! Thank you, Mr. President... God bless...

[@michaelsamuel9841]

Ugh

[@jamig.7254]

@@michaelsamuel9841 Explain

[@henerz9774]

My English teacher made me watch this for online school

[@jakeferraro283]

America is a beacon of light.

[@elliemay1748]

Was, now thanks to Trump it is a warning light

[@firecriss1392]

the calm before the storm.....

[@dillon1346]

He was way better than Trump when it came to common sense.

[@samarmisra4922]

At least Bush has a heart and decency unlike Trump and Trump caused worst chaos in many ways hands down. Trump is the 1st president in history to be impeached twice.

[@Pk-io6xe]

@@samarmisra4922 Trump was terrible, but nowhere near as bad as bush. Bush was pure evil

[@renegarcia9463]

If I was an adult back in this time, I could see how someone would feel proud and have reason to be republican. Nowadays however 😬😬😅😅

[@weskep7048]

Both parties have strayed far away from the paths they should be on.

[@VenomousSoup14]

I was 1 day old when this took place

[@danielhaslam5179]

I was, let's see... -2.

[@danielhaslam5179]

Years, that is.

[@MrRop-yp3wt]

4yrs old

[@raudello3666]

I was a month old

[@blakelightcap4835]

Served through out the 2000's my Time Line Generation of my Childhood was already starting now Here I am @ 25 years old now My Generation is finally up and I wanna Thank You Lord for George W. Bush he was a wonderful president.

[@ZdendaR37R]

Its a true pity that all these wonderful sounding and professional speeches are just... a comedy...

[@MrBrianpdj]

Zdeněk Jásek it’s crazy that even today people don’t realize this or even worse, NEVER will. No wonder we thought people “speaking truth” before 9/11 was crazy and just a “conspiracy theorist”!

[@unagjac890]

1:53 - "...to defend, but not to conquer." Reminds me of middle east OIL!!

[@taylormcleod350]

God bless you President Bush

[@beanos5608]

Hey look a respectful republican president. When will we ever see one again?

[@MJSHorror]

I consider Trump an independent

[@raudello3666]

Not anytime soon

[@ChrisJohnson3563.]

17 days later, I was born

[@Ascenlor]

I wonder why president Ronald Reagan didn’t show up.

[@telisahampton8135]

He was to sick he was at old age barley can. Walk or do anything so that why he couldn't attend he dead in 2004 he was too sick bruh

[@whatsup23346]

Cuz by this time he had Alzheimer's, in fact, he did not know by the 2000s who Nancy was and also did not know his daughter had died it's very sad

[@hpc1717]

The civility is so surreal to watch in 2021

[@danielsadie3887]

I was 11 years old when this took place.

[@faclonx6275]

Really :)

[@prophetichippo]

Compared to Donald, bush jr wasn't that bad.

[@crazyforcoffee5950]

He was just surrounded by thugs

[@nstanifer28]

"we know that the race is not to the swift nor the battle to the strong" is from Ecclesiastes 9:11

[@ChevyBM]

I wish the world was back to pre. 911, traveling was laid back and easy no terrorism and peace! I am not saying there is anything wrong with Trump but the world have changed to a much darker place. And George W. Bush was an awesome president that guided America through some rough times!

[@lloydorl9733]

bush is the reason we are in this mess

[@MrIncredibleGuy]

I’m sorry but George W. Bush’s administration is one of the prime reasons why the world is the way it is today.

[@jonathanespino7075]

Bush provoked 911. What are you talking about?

[@Russophile30]

Trump made peace.

[@neutral7786]

The only Republican President I liked

[@stalincespedes5093]

Today's republican party is a cult

[@danhobson24]

He forgot to mention President Ford and President Reagan because they were still around at the time when former President George W. Bush was inaugurated.

[@pseudohipSTAR90]

Dan Hobson Were they in attendance though? That might explain why he didn’t name them.

[@danhobson24]

pseudohipSTAR90 that’s good to know. I thought all living former Presidents had to be there at every inauguration that’s why I mentioned that.

[@pseudohipSTAR90]

Reagan died three years after this. I’m sure his Alzheimer’s was pretty bad at this time. :(

[@jimhanold9026]

Ford and Reagan were unable to attend due to old age and illness.

[@samarmisra4922]

Really Ford was still alive in 2001? Wonder how old he was?

[@kylepiccoli4762]

0:20 I think Dad would have sufficed…but with that said Bill Clinton is the only President who can say that his predecessor and successor were two different guys with the same name from the same family

[@massoverride478]

U got to see him grow old no more remorse Julius IAM no Brutus ready the hounds father the Lord lifts up his Might have u seen the lights of Glory ⚡️the brilliance of his methods...🔥loving student may we reign forever by his Hand 🤚may we remain vastly beautiful in the sight of his all seeing eye 👁 speak not of me but forever hold your peace 💋☝️💫 listen now to the conductor 👂

[@hectorlopez1069]

Cameras were snapping everywhere there.

[@ZonerHODHC]

I was 4 years old on 1/20/01

[@johnmarston8112]

Remember when the debates were about what to do with the extra trillion dollars laying around

[@trevorpanno516]

George W. Bush was the third of 4 presidents who were re-elected on Monday since January 20 fell on a weekend.

[@hectorlopez1069]

Mitch McConnell still looks the same.

[@datboywet]

By far the biggest gangster to walk this earth.

[@anthonycampos8057]

Imagine how different the world might be if Al Gore was the one taking the oath.

[@SKKING10009]

LOL he became president in front of his father, what a proud feeling for both of them

[@yashtherider9755]

I Just born after inauguration

[@THINK-Diffferent]

My favorite president is George W . Bush

[@JVLeroy223]

What about Donald Trump?

[@JVLeroy223]

@Cam I know George W Bush was not a good president, but you actually believe that nonsense?

[@JVLeroy223]

@Cam Give me a "plethora of information" proving that it was an inside job by the US government. If anything, you've been brainwashed by the media!!

[@gilbertorodrigues8609]

I don't think he was that bad.

[@chargikamal8265]

💖💖💖💖💖💖💖💖

[@nonexistenceisbliss9528]

BRING BACK BUSH ! BRING BACK BUSH ! BRING BACK BUSH ! ✊🏻

[@adorabasilwinterpock6035]

Disgusting, worst president in US history

[@AquaMistYT]

@@adorabasilwinterpock6035 nah, James Buchanan and John Breckinridge (as the VP) were worse.

[@thegamersfaction6343]

Amen

[@DavidPerez-sd3sj]

George W. Bush is the best president ever

[@CalebTillmon]

First President I remember since I turned 3 in May of 01

[@turnerthomas5627]

I remember seeing Jenna and Barbara was walking by esp is a church on incursion Day

[@JavierGuzman-zf1xk]

I was 25 days old

[@davidjusto390]

2021

[@MACTRUQUE]

Well if that doesnt tell ya they had a pretty good idea what was coming...

[@mrm64]

I really imagine what his Presidency would be like had 9/11 not happened. Heck, can someone document what his first 8 months were like in 2001?

[@tbc9096]

His biggest initiatives were bolstering support for No Child Left Behind, Faith based programs, his tax cuts package, rejection of the Kyoto Protocol, and his stance against federal funding for stem cell research. Foreign policy at the time was what our relations with China would look like in the future and he met with some foreign leaders such as Vicente Fox and John Howard. Looked like an ordinary presidency up to that point.

[@mrm64]

@@tbc9096 Thank you! I was 7 when 9/11 happened so I had zero idea of what Bush did besides post-9/11. This was very informative.

[@jaydenlucas7115]

Why did he skip Reagan

[@tbc9096]

Reagan wasn’t there at the ceremony. Was in the hospital following a fall with a broken hip.

[@tylerberns1267]

He skipped Reagan

[@1stchair503]

Reagan was battling Alzheimers by that time, so he wouldn’t have been able to be there due to that. I wondered that same thing at first as well.

[@tbc9096]

@@1stchair503Correct. Also worth pointing out that Gerald Ford wasn’t there either.

[@darrenkrock736]

I loved George W. Bush and voted for him both times. God, I miss him. Sorry liberals, he beat Gore fair and square.

[@622ce2]

Fair and square. You do have a sense of humour, or a bad memory. It was down to Florida and Gore was announced winner, but guess it helped to have your brother who had influence in Florida. LMHO.

[@erwinscott7536]

Wage war in two country with lies. Wasted 2 trillion dollars in war and left the country in big recession do u still loved him.🤔

[@joshstaiger4332]

@@622ce2 they recounted florida multiple times and multiple times Bush won. you dont remember that? of course not

[@622ce2]

@@joshstaiger4332 yes of course, how convenient it was electronic votes. 🤣

[@thegamersfaction6343]

Damn straight

[@ArmyMP2005]

Bush was part of the reason I joined the Army after HS.

[@DianaG87]

Trump’s speech was and is still the best.. he’s the only one who said that the power was gonna go back to the people not Washington

[@crazyforcoffee5950]

No it didn’t quite the opposite

[@somkeshav4143]

When did the power go back to the people exactly?

[@supermanfan3113]

Nope

[@AbrahamLincoln4]

i hope you're joking m8.

[@L_back]

Very funny! He didn’t drain the swamp. He drained his own toilet

[@davidgarxia1477]

If it weren’t for 9/11 George W Bush would’ve been one of the greatest presidents

[@gantasuhasini1665]

To one and all my friends tributes happy eastr

[@ryancoyle1595]

did you hear that "eye roll" at "yet common". Hey, history is really cool, huh?

[@ryancoyle1595]

protect but not possess...just a new chapter?

[@ryancoyle1595]

"everyone"..."person"?

[@ryancoyle1595]

hegemonic elitism at its worst.

[@ryancoyle1595]

hey, Ry, maybe you are wrong, just suspicious.

[@gantasuhasini1665]

For her healings I have been asking you

[@ibraa3634]

Dude he is talking about mass of destruction and defense and safety unity and to be patient 😂😂😂 911 made by ...

[@1sonic687]

He was an excellent leader.

[@markbailey1970]

I couldn’t stand Bush at the time but - my word - he’s incomparably better than his Republican successors, save for McCain

[@bobbywilliams9266]

Great Great President. He did not want 911 in anyway possible. It changed forever him and us. He said and did what he was going to do..made me So proud.yes there was no good way to engage what he did for everyone.. mistakes were made but he did the upmost best with what was not his fault..Duty and honor is how he lives. True American.. Great Man

[@TekkenBones]

I wonder George has any footage of a plane hitting the pentagon on 9/11? Still waiting for it......

[@thegamersfaction6343]

Grow up

[@siddharthbhagat7157]

20yrs-Saddam Hussain ..........

[@zaymoney252]

I was born same year First bush won turn 4 year Clinton won I was 12 when bush won 20 when obama won.. 28 when Trump won 32 when Biden won.. Those are all my lifetime presidents..

[@LatriciaWorrick-to7bw]

Saw this once

[@neemapaxima6116]

1:52 "to defend, but not to conquer" .. lol

[@ZeGhostXz]

zooms in his face

[@crazyforcoffee5950]

Foreshadowing there

[@ryuzakisimms1019]

Honestly I'd rather have George Bush in the presidential office. He is a better president than Trump; however the true president was John F. Kennedy he truly wanted peace and wanted us united as citizens not divided. We need a president like Itachi Uchiha someone whom sacrifices everything if it is for the greater good of the village(nation). An L whom investigates crimes and pursues issues for the sake of justice. We as humans need peace however impossible that may be.

[@brockalanmyers1018]

He cared ...you can just tell. He made mistakes but he gave a damn. An honest effort despite his flaws or short comings...we all have those, though. I'm sad for country. I wish we would listen to one another. #Makekindnessmatteragain

[@snock26]

Donald J Trump is an angel on this man's side.

[@dillontipton7281]

America President Dillon A. Tipton excited too see my dream with the help of President George W Bush

[@allimkhan7540]

God Bless George W Bush he was a Great President. George W Bush was a real Republican he was a good leader !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@vincentcarr1450]

When I do business I do business on my own ain't no room for no fake friends um my own thats why um lonely solo do lonely dis mache n toshe aka yay hi

[@socc0791]

And I thought THIS was as stupid a president could be...then Trump. I fear after him...

[@Ben-or1db]

Brainwashed fool...

[@AquaMistYT]

@@Ben-or1db let people have their opinions.

[@dennisbarnes9317]

Poor John Stewart boo hoo

[@gantasuhasini1665]

Dear dadda happy eastr kisses from lords loving little child

[@acebuchejohnpaul5692]

8 or almost 7 months before 9/11

[@gantasuhasini1665]

Dear daddy ranakka is not feeling well

[@Mark-uj7ri]

Why presidents cant be like this again

[@Pk-io6xe]

War criminals?

[@cesarfernandezlopez5063]

HE DOES NOT BELIEVE A SINGLE WORD ...

[@ihatewhitey6689]

This is when I realized the system is rigged and we live in a Matrix.

[@thegamersfaction6343]

Soon you will realise you are on drugs