--- title: Jenna Bush Hager: Read President Bush's Words on Islam description: Jenna Bush Hager, NBC anchor and daughter of former President George W. Bush, this week tweeted an excerpt of a speech her father made canonical: https://time.com/4655231/jenna-bush-hager-islam/ author: Zamira Rahim article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2017-01-31T17:30:27.000Z article:modified_time: 2024-01-24T12:11:14.000Z article:section: Politics og:title: Jenna Bush Hager Shares Her Father's Post-9/11 Speech on Islam og:description: "Our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect" og:url: https://time.com/4655231/jenna-bush-hager-islam/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3af7d32c04c454/6988b85acf40a88c02c464d0/george-bush-jenna-speech-911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1992 og:image:height: 1121 og:image:alt: BUSH og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Jenna Bush Hager Shares Her Father's Post-9/11 Speech on Islam twitter:description: "Our fellow Americans must treat each other with respect" twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt3f3af7d32c04c454/6988b85acf40a88c02c464d0/george-bush-jenna-speech-911.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Jenna Bush Hager Shares Her Father's Post-9/11 Speech on Islam > Sponsored content. 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Brief is free at time.com/newsletters. by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Updated: Jan 24, 2024 12:11 PM UTCPublished: Jan 31, 2017 5:30 PM UTC  President Bush stands with Islamic leaders during a visit to the Islamic Center of Washington, Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, to try to put an end to rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks. President Bush stands with Islamic leaders during a visit to the Islamic Center of Washington, Monday, Sept. 17, 2001, to try to put an end to rising anti-Muslim sentiment in the wake of last week's terrorist attacks. Doug Mills—AP by [Zamira Rahim](https://time.com/author/zamira-rahim/) ## Zamira Rahim Updated: Jan 24, 2024 12:11 PM UTCPublished: Jan 31, 2017 5:30 PM UTC **Correction appended, Feb. 1** [Jenna Bush Hager](https://twitter.com/JennaBushHager), NBC anchor and daughter of former President George W. Bush, this week tweeted an excerpt of [a speech her father made in the days after 9/11](https://georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov/news/releases/2001/09/20010917-11.html). “Islam is peace,” President Bush said in a speech at the Islamic Centre in Washington, D.C. shortly after the World Trade Center attacks. “America counts millions of Muslims amongst our citizens, and Muslims make an incredibly valuable contribution to our country.” Bush Hager wrote on Twitter that the excerpt was a reminder “to teach acceptance and love to our kids.” Her post followed continued outcry over[ President Trump’s immigration restrictions](http://time.com/4652552/president-trump-is-suspending-a-refugee-program-and-banning-visas-from-7-countries/) on citizens of seven predominantly Muslim countries. Read the excerpt of Bush’s speech that his daughter posted below: --- > “” --- **Correction:** The original version of this story incorrectly described Jenna Bush Hager’s Twitter post. The words were from a speech her father, former President George W. 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