On November 8, 2001, President George W. Bush made a speech at the GWCC in which he exhorted the crowd of police, firefighters, and politicians, "My fellow Americans, Let's roll!", He was invoking the last words of Todd Beamer, a passenger on United Airlines Flight 93 (one of the flights hijacked on September 11, 2001), who was one of the participants in an attempt to storm the cockpit and wrest control of the airplane from the hijackers.
Pada tanggal 8 November 2001, Presiden George W. Bush berpidato di GWCC dimana dia mendesak kerumunan polisi, pemadam kebakaran, dan politisi, "My fellow Americans, Let's roll!", Dia memanggil kata-kata terakhir dari Todd Beamer, seorang penumpang di United Airlines Penerbangan 93 (salah satu pesawat terbang dibajak pada 11 September 2001), siapa Adalah salah satu peserta dalam upaya untuk menyerang kokpit dan merebut kendali pesawat terbang dari pembajak.