Eleven years before another President Bush spoke on a day that Americans will always remember, the first President Bush addressed the American people on September 11, 1990, about a Middle Eastern threat to U.S. values and security. President George H. W. Bush discussed Iraq’s military occupation of neighboring Kuwait and declared that this invasion would not stand. He spoke hopefully about how determined action by a broad coalition of nations not only would repel aggression but also would help create “a new world order” of peace and security. Bush also warned that economic problems at home threatened U.S. leadership abroad and appealed for public support for new legislation to reduce a growing budget deficit. As was often the case during his presidency, Bush enjoyed far more success in international affairs than in domestic matters. Even though the United States and its coalition partners achieved victory in the Persian Gulf War of 1991 that liberated Kuwait, Bush found that economic problems diminished his popularity and contributed to his defeat when he ran for a second term in 1992.