    [Public Papers of the Presidents of the United States: George W. Bush (2002, Book I)]
    [March 11, 2002]
    [Pages 377-378]
    [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office www.gpo.gov]

    Remarks on the Unveiling of the September 11th United States Postage
    Stamp
    March 11, 2002

        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.

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        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.