The President. Welcome. We're about to unveil a stamp. It's an extraordinary piece of work. I want to thank the photographer here, and I want to thank Gary Ackerman for sponsoring it. This stamp will sell for 45 cents; 11 cents, obviously, more than the current price of a stamp. Eight cents will go to a victims fund to help those family members who are struggling in the aftermath of 9/11. It is a—it's a good gesture by the Postal Service. The Postmaster General is here, and I want to thank you for that very much.
Postmaster General John E. Potter.
Thank you, Mr. President.
The President. The three officers are here, and they're on the stamp. And I appreciate you all allowing your—allowing the Postal Service to use you as a way to help our Nation remember the terrible incident that took place 6 months ago and help people get their lives back in order.
And so it's with pleasure that we reveal the stamp.
[At this point, the stamp was unveiled.]
The President. Fabulous, good job, really good job.
NOTE: The President spoke at 2:50 p.m. in the Oval Office at the White House. In his remarks, he referred to Thomas E. Franklin, staff photographer, Bergen County, NJ, Record; and New York City firefighters William Eisengrein, George Johnson, and Daniel McWilliams, photographed raising the U.S. flag at the site of the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks at the World Trade Center. A tape was not available for verification of the content of these remarks.
George W. Bush, Remarks on the Unveiling of the September 11th United States Postage Stamp Online by Gerhard Peters and John T. Woolley, The American Presidency Project https://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/node/215504
