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In Times of Tragedy, Presidents Often Called on as 'Comforters-In-Chief'
 
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Posted on YouTube: January 13, 2011
By YouTube Member: PBSNewsHour
Views on YouTube: 112
 
Posted on DU: January 15, 2011
By DU Member: alp227
Views on DU: 397
 
(Transcript) A historical look at how presidents have addressed the nation following national tragedies, broadcast before President Obama's address to the funeral service for the Arizona shooting victims.
- FDR after the Pearl Harbor bombing (Dec. 7, 1941)
- Lyndon Johnson after JFK assassinated (Nov. 22, 1963)
- Reagan after the Challenger space shuttle explosion (Jan. 28, 1986)
- Clinton after the Oklahoma City bombing (April 1995)
- George W. Bush after the September 11 attacks (2001)
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