RE: the rope line—people looked a lot more excited to see Pres. and Laura than Clinton or Biden, lol! It looked like Pres. Bush remembered some of the people from previous memorials, and knowing him, I bet he did.
There was a fascinating show on Public TV about 9/11 and I think it will run several more times in the next few days. It shows the events of 9/11 at Offut Air Force Base in Nebraska. The show is called STRATCOM 9/11: A Different Doomsday. It contains footage that I had never seen of the President and the base. I’m not sure if it’ll be available outside of NE but it’s worth watching if you can.
It was especially interesting to me because I live in Nebraska. On 9/11 I remember talking with my husband and saying, “We don’t need to worry; nothing will happen here b/c there’s nothing that important here.” As I was driving downtown a little bit later the local radio announcer talked about “A distinctive airplane just landed at Offut; it looks like Air Force One.” And of course it was.