In front of members of the 107th United States Congress , along with special civilian and military guests , Bush addressed the U.S. as he delivered his first State of the Union address . The speech covered the effects of the September 11 attacks of the previous year and Bush 's plans to prevent future terrorist attacks upon the United States . Bush gave a progress report on the Global War on Terrorism and detailed his plans to end terrorism and bring all terrorists to justice , either by legal prosecution or death
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
2002 State of the Union Address