We got to celebrate President's Day in a super cool way this year! We went to the George W. Bush Presidential Center at SMU.
They had a great 9-11 Memorial Display.
We even found Dominick Pezzulo's name (he was Will Jimeno's friend).
We also heard a sweet story about one of the first responders. George Howard was off duty but rushed in to help when the towers were hit. He didn't make it out. His mom gave President Bush George's badge when he visited ground zero. The president carried it in his pocket until the end of his presidency. Now it is on display at the Bush Center.
The Center also has the situation room from Bush's presidency set up - it is the actual paneling and furniture from the Bush White House.
One of the coolest things was the full size replica of the Oval Office!
Besides the Presidential displays they also had a temporary display of artifacts including a 14th-century copy of the Magna Carta and rare versions of the Declaration of Independence, Constitution of the United States, and Bill of Rights, as well as other pivotal documents and objects from world history, including the newspapers chronicling women’s suffrage, the Emancipation Proclamation and rare books by thinkers from Jean-Jacques Rousseau to Martin Luther King, Jr.
It was a great field trip and a memorable President's Day!
