15: The Recent Past Last updated Save as PDF Page ID 84294 American YAWP Stanford via Stanford University Press New York City, before September 11, 2001. Library of Congress . 15.1: Introduction 15.2: American Politics before September 11, 2001 15.3: September 11 and the War on Terror 15.4: The End of the Bush Years 15.5: The Great Recession 15.6: The Obama Years 15.7: Stagnation 15.8: New Horizons 15.9: Conclusion 15.10: Primary Sources 15.11: Reference Material