WASHINGTON (CNN) -- The commander in chief's priority is preventing another terrorist attack in the United States, President Bush told CNN's "Larry King Live" Tuesday. President Bush and first lady Laura Bush sit down with CNN's Larry King Live on Tuesday. "The most important job I have had -- and the most important job the next president is going to have -- is to protect the American people from another attack," Bush said. Accompanied by first lady Laura Bush and engaging in a wide-ranging conversation with King, Bush also said that his administration has been involved in stopping specific threats against the United States since the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
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"Most important job ... is to protect the American people," Bush tells CNN's Larry King
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