[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.