Obama, Bush to Attend NYC’s 9/11 Memorial Ceremony, Mayor Says

President Barack Obama and former President George W. Bush will attend New York City’s ceremony observing the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11 terrorist attack on the World Trade Center, Mayor Michael Bloomberg said.

Obama’s and Bush’s presence marks the first time a U.S. president has participated in the annual event, which this year will coincide with the opening of a memorial plaza featuring reflecting pools, meant to be symbolic voids, on the footprints of the destroyed Twin Towers. The attack occurred eight months after Bush took office.