Krystal Davis
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“wanting to do more for my community, wanting to do more for myself and my kids.”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis said her experience left her wanting to do more for her community, herself, and her kids.
“And we were right in the midst of everything. [The president] was right here in Sarasota, Florida, [when it happened].”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis noted that the students were in the midst of everything and the president was in Sarasota when it happened.
“As a second grader, I couldn't really explain,”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis said that as a second grader she could not really explain what she felt.
“You realize, 'People really lost they live[s] yesterday,'”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis recounted realizing in the days following 9/11 that people really lost their lives.
“And then the shift of him going back to his normal self and smiling like, 'I don't want to alarm the kids.'”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis described President Bush shifting back to his normal self and smiling so as not to alarm the children.
“That day is going to always be something I never forget,”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis said she will never forget that day.
“You could see the shift with [the president] once he got the message, and then you could see it on his face,”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis said in an interview with ABC News commemorating 25 years since the 9/11 attacks that you could see the shift on the president's face once he got the message.
“And we're just like, 'OK, in the middle of reading, what happened? What did we do? Like, did we do something wrong? Did he not like us reading or whatever?'”
Krystal Davis · said date not stated · reported 2026-09-10
Davis recalled the confusion among the students as President Bush was escorted out of the room.