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They didn't because they thought it was beneath the dignity of the president. 9/11 molded the mindset of the bush administration, the president determined to keep the world safe. >> i can hear you, the rest of the world hears you -- [ applause ] >> -- and the people who knocked these buildings down will hear all of us soon. >> reporter: a speech that showcased president bush as a leader. it was 20 years before to the day, september 11, 1981, when carl rove faced a personal tragedy, the suicide of his mother described in a chapter called "a broken family on the western front." his family situat...