The rest of the afternoon, I just ran: “Former Attorney General Recalls Sept. 11,” NPR, September 8, 2011, at https://www.npr.org/2011/09/08/140291047/former-attorney-general-recalls-sept-11.
By that night, the president: CNN, “9/11: What Really Happened?”
I was nervous for the president: Ibid.
In the Oval Office
As we lifted off and headed up the Potomac: “Cheney Recalls Taking Charge From Bunker,” CNN.com, September 11, 2002, at http://edition.cnn.com/2002/ALLPOLITICS/09/11/ar911.king.cheney/.
I recall watching the vice president: Ibid.
The headquarters of the U.S. military: Stephen F. Hayes, “Cheney Speaks,” Weekly Standard, July 23, 2017, at https://www.weeklystandard.com/stephen-f-hayes/cheney-speaks-14972.
I remember sitting in the living room: Ibid.
The Evening of 9/11
I had been dating someone: “Reader Memories of 9/11: Hystericalanduseless,” Los Angeles Times, 2012, at http://latimes.tumblr.com/post/9613642001/9-11-hystericalanduseless.
It was a depressed, dismal: Naudet, Naudet, and Hanlon, 9/11.
The race was on: “Last Man Out,” 60 Minutes, CBS News, November 23, 2004, at https://www.cbsnews.com/news/last-man-out/.
We heard people, some excitement: Oral history in the collection of the 9/11 Tribute Museum.
The Day Ends
That night, a bunch of our friends: “Reader Memories of 9/11: Wholettheblogsout,” Los Angeles Times, 2012, at http://latimes.tumblr.com/post/9341803302/9-11-wholettheblogsout.
I got home at 2:00 a.m.: Running Toward Danger, 242.
We met when we were only 16: StoryCorps, “Beverly Eckert.”
Epilogue
All told, thousands of Pentagon workers had been displaced: Creed and Newman, Firefight, 261.
The morning after Jeremy had died: “Lyz Glick’s Courage,” NBC News, August 20, 2002, at http://www.nbcnews.com/id/3080114/ns/dateline_nbc-newsmakers/t/lyz-glicks-courage/#.XHwCU2RKgy4.
I didn’t know what I had done: StoryCorps, “On Sept. 11, He Checked Hijackers Onto Flight 77. It’s Haunted Him Ever Since,” NPR, Morning Edition, September 9, 2016, at https://www.npr.org/2016/09/09/493133084/on-sept-11-he-checked-hijackers-onto-flight-77-its-haunted-him-ever-since.
By Wednesday’s end, the official death toll: Robert Lee Hotz, “Agonizing Search for Survivors,” Los Angeles Times, September 13, 2001, at http://articles.latimes.com/2001/sep/13/news/mn-45260.
I called the 800 number: “September 11: Bearing Witness to History,” Smithsonian Institution, at https://amhistory.si.edu/september11/collection/record.asp?ID=41.
I remember the day of the death certificates: Barbash, On Top of the World, 41.
We were ready to start receiving the dead: 9/11 Tribute Center oral history.
The city was plastered: “Reader Memories of 9/11: Yespleaseandthankyou,” Los Angeles Times, 2012, at http://latimes.tumblr.com/post/9672897542/9-11-yespleaseandthankyou.
The most emotionally searing time: Jenny Pachucki, “The Couric Effect: Katie Couric,” 9/11 Memorial & Museum, September 7, 2016, at https://www.911memorial.org/our-city-our-story-podcast-series.
I was captain of the first aircraft: C-SPAN, “Aviation Officials Remember September 11, 2001.”
The real change in the president: Murphy and Purdum, “Farewell to All That: An Oral History of the Bush White House.”
We kept working: “9/11 audio timeline,” National September 11 Museum and Memorial, at https://timeline.911memorial.org/#Timeline/3/AudioEntry/656.
The Friday after September 11: “How 9/11 Changed Us,” New York magazine, September 11, 2003, at http://nymag.com/nymetro/news/sept11/2003/n_9196/.
As much as obviously 9/11: “Stories of Flight 93,” CNN, February 18, 2006, at http://transcripts.cnn.com/TRANSCRIPTS/0602/18/lkl.01.html.
The markets open tomorrow: Richard W. Stevenson and Jonathan Fuerbringer, “After the Attacks: The Economy; Nation Shifts Its Focus to Wall Street as a Major Test of Attack’s Aftermaths,” New York Times, September 17, 2001, at https://www.nytimes.com/2001/09/17/business/after-attacks-economy-nation-shifts-its-focus-wall-street-major-test-attack-s.html.
It was a wake one day: Fink and Mathias, Never Forget.
There were days we went to four [funerals]: Barbash, On Top of the World, 88.
Four days a week: Fink and Mathias, Never Forget.
The emptiness from the losses: National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, “Testimony of the Former Commissioner of the New York City Fire Department Thomas Von Essen.”
I stated over and over again: “The Tragedy Expert,” Without Fail podcast, April 8, 2019, at https://gimletmedia.com/shows/without-fail/5who4m/the-tragedy-expert.
My birthday is 9/11: POLITICO Playbook, September 11, 2017, at https://www.politico.com/story/2017/09/11/playbook-birthday-jeh-johnson-242544.
The toll was great at the Pentagon as well: Creed and Newman, Firefight, 455; “Statistics From 9/11 and 15 Years Later,” Never Forget Project, at http://neverforgetproject.com/statistics/.
9/11 tore through the department: Creed and Newman, Firefight, 455.
Due to the physical nature of their jobs: Dr. David Prezant, “FDNY World Trade Center Health Program Fact Sheet,” July 20, 2015, at http://www.911healthwatch.org/files/WTC-Health-Program-911-FDNY-fact-sheet.pdf.
I had this wild thing in my mind: “On Sept. 11, He Checked Hijackers Onto Flight 77: It’s Haunted Him Ever Since,” NPR, September 9, 2016, at https://www.npr.org/2016/09/09/493133084/on-sept-11-he-checked-hijackers-onto-flight-77-its-haunted-him-ever-since.
You cannot say that something that happened: Alan Baker, “Mourning a Woman Who Shared a 9/11 Miracle,” New York Times, January 16, 2011, at https://www.nytimes.com/2011/01/17/nyregion/17harris.html.
The six firefighters made the request: “Farewell to the ‘Guardian Angel of 9/11,’ ” reprinted from NFDA’s Memorial Business Journal, April 7, 2011, at http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/Maryla1/images/WebsiteArticle-FarewelltotheGuardianAngelof9-11.pdf.
It was an honor to do this for her: Marla Diamond, “Firefighters Say Goodbye to Their 9/11 ‘Guardian Angel,’ ” CBS News, January 21, 2011, at https://newyork.cbslocal.com/2011/01/21/firefighters-say-goodbye-to-their-911-guardian-angel/.
Index
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Aaron, Steve, 311
Abbottabad, Pakistan, 422–424
ABC News, 63, 152, 213, 214, 220, 306, 366
Abruzzo, John, 47, 48, 122, 186, 188
Ackerman, Jack, 260
Addington, David, 375
Adrat, Timothy, 381
Afghanistan, 221, 222, 357, 358, 412, 417
Ahmed, Mahmud, 83
Air Force One, 2, 75, 76, 78, 80, 166, 209–217, 279, 306–308, 342, 343, 346, 364
Air National Guard, D.C., 164, 165, 167
Alagna, Joe, 408
al-Qaeda, 7, 83, 97, 219, 220, 222, 345, 357, 364, 412, 423
al-Qahtani, Mohammed, 105
Ali, Jeannine, 10, 123, 129–130, 240
All Things Considered (NPR), 72
Allbaugh, David, 268
Allex, Vaughn, 13, 393, 420
American Airlines Flight 11, 57, 242
crash into North Tower, One World Trade Center, 30–37, 54, 63
hijacking of, 19–20
American Airlines Flight 77, 8, 73, 105, 376, 393, 412, 425
crash into Pentagon, 90, 92–98, 105, 108, 134, 140, 169, 209, 229, 235, 268, 270, 301
hijacking of, 89–92
Amico, Paul, 262
Amoroso, Christopher, 115, 161, 253
Anderson, Ray, 206–208
A
nderson, Ted, 96, 99, 227–229, 232, 233, 269, 391
Andrews Air Force Base, Maryland, 90, 103, 168, 312, 364
Anticev, John, 219, 222
Aon Corporation, 39, 40, 61, 65, 116, 121, 125, 126, 139, 141, 143, 149, 151, 295, 377, 390, 398
AP (Associated Press), 12, 282, 283, 365
Arabian Gulf, 357
Archie, Kimberley, 352
Arlington Cemetery, 268
Arlington County Emergency Communications Center, 270
Arlington County Fire Department, 98, 178, 179, 225, 234, 267, 271, 272, 360, 389, 392, 410, 411, 418, 419
Arlington County Police Department, 11, 98, 100, 266, 268, 271, 272, 304
Armey, Richard, 11, 82, 101, 369, 400
Armitage, Richard, 344
Arnold, Larry, 29, 30, 57, 90, 134, 135, 164, 165, 169, 176, 210, 345–346
Asher, Joe, 399
Aspen cabin, Camp David, 375
Aswad, Edward “Eddie”, Jr., 148, 157, 194
ATA Airlines, 136
Atta, Mohamed, 13, 24, 25, 29
Avalon Partners, 138
AWACS (airborne surveillance) aircraft, 210
Bacon, Bobby, 325
Baer, Susan, 60, 351–352
Baker, Lourdes V., 338
Baker, William, 311
Balfour, Richard, 343
Ballinger, Ed, 105
Bank of America, 15, 35, 66, 128, 154, 191, 245, 291
Barbara, Jerry, 44
Barksdale Air Force Base, Louisiana, 30, 211, 215, 217, 279–284, 306, 307
Barnes, Anthony, 85–87, 162, 164–166, 301, 372
Barron Trucking, 175, 199
Bartlett, Dan, 367, 403
Battery Park, New York, 33, 127, 194, 258, 260, 262
Baumgardner, Alan, 198
Beamer, Lisa, 405–406
Beamer, Todd, 109, 172, 176, 405–406
Bear Stearns, 65, 152, 297, 329
Beckwith, Robert, 403–404
Bedke, Curtis, 306
Bell, Ben, 349
Berryville, Virginia, 312
Bielfeld, Pete, 147
Bienkowski, Steven, 64, 112, 192
Biggio, Terry, 135
bin Laden, Osama, 208, 218–221, 224, 308, 422–424
Bingham, Mark, 105–108, 171, 205
Bitwinski, Peter, 48, 120, 122
Blair, Robert “Bobby,” 199–200
Blanche, Bill, 320, 323
Blanset, Ralph, 200
Blasi, Ralph, 130
Blihar, Stephen, 119, 243, 352
Blozis, Joe, 51, 159, 193
Bolling Air Force Base, Washington, D.C., 303
Bolten, Josh, 166, 345, 372
Bongardt, Steve, 221, 222
Borenstein, Anne Marie Reidy, 350
Borgstrom, Craig, 58, 60
Bostick, Keturah, 41, 127, 128, 261
Boston Air Route Traffic Control Center, 135
Bouck, Emily, 337
Bowman Craig, 202
Bradshaw, Philip, 172
Bradshaw, Sandra, 172, 202
Brady, John Milton, Jr., 226, 271
Braid, Jeffrey, 203, 204
Braman, Christopher, 88, 226–228, 231–233, 272, 303
Braman, Mrs. Christopher, 88, 303
Bravo, Monika, 4–6, 402–403
Bremer, L. Paul, 218
Brink, David, 50–51, 70, 131, 155, 187, 255–257, 264–265, 353, 354, 407, 408, 415
Bristow, Paul, 16
Broadbent, Joe, 46
Broderick, James, 200–202
Brokaw, Tom, 3, 390
Brookfield Properties, 130
Brooklyn Bridge, New York, 286, 287, 294
Brotherton, Shane, 215
Brown, Aaron, 152
Brown, Kevin, 98
Brown, Paddy, 52, 237–238
Bryan, Craig, 92
Bryant, Robert “Bear,” 219
Brzezinski, Mika, 351
Bueno, Dan, 25
Burke, Billy, 186
Burnett, Deena, 62, 63, 106–108, 111, 171, 177, 205, 350, 377
Burnett, Tom, 62, 63, 106–108, 111, 171, 177, 205, 350, 377
Burns, Donald, 44
Bush, George H. W., 77
Bush, George W., 9, 12, 82, 140, 166, 299, 301, 302, 314, 332, 362, 424
address to nation, 371–374
on Air Force One, 2, 78, 80–81, 166, 209–211, 213–217, 308, 364–368
at Barksdale Air Base, 280–284
bin Laden’s death and, 424
at Emma Booker Elementary School, Sarasota, Florida, 74, 75, 77–78
at Ground Zero, 403–404
informed of terrorist attack, 76–79
at Offutt Air Base, 342–346
press conference on 9/16, 407
return to Washington, 315, 364–368, 371
2000 election, 11
Bush, Laura, 8–9, 82, 302, 365
Bush family, 211, 217
Butler, Billy, 239, 241, 253
Butler-Gee, Eve, 11, 370, 371
Buzinski, William “Buzz,” 76, 80, 81, 212, 279, 342
Buzzelli, Louise, 49–50, 65, 68, 188, 189, 244–245, 322–323, 326–327, 380–381, 416
Buzzelli, Pasquale, 49–50, 65, 68, 188–189, 243–245, 254, 318, 322–323, 326–327, 380–381, 415–416
Byrd, Robert C., 103
C-130 (Gofer Zero-Six), 90
Cahill, John, 330
Cahill, Mary Beth, 401
Caine, Dan “Razin,” 165
Cake, Chuck, 360, 389, 392
Calio, Nic, 163, 164, 347, 372
Callahan, Eddie, 354
Camille, Kristin, 336
Camp David, Maryland, 180, 209, 210, 312, 375, 407
Cantor Fitzgerald, 4, 8, 16, 17, 34–36, 41, 42, 47, 48, 65, 115, 120, 138, 139, 143, 148, 152, 155, 247, 286, 293, 329, 396, 397, 399, 409, 413, 423
Capitol Hill, Washington, D.C., 101–104, 312, 315, 400–401
Capitol Police, Washington, D.C., 369
Carbonetti, Tony, 195
Card, Andy, 12, 74, 76–81, 210–217, 280, 281, 283, 307, 308, 344, 345, 364, 367, 368, 371
Cardin, Martha, 229, 230, 361
Carey, Pat, 251
Carney, Jay, 283
Carpenter, Linda, 348–349
Carra, Mallory, 340
Carroll, Brian, 181
Carruthers, Frank, 290
Carter, Steven, 95, 226
Cartier, James, 140–142, 147, 196, 297
Cartier, John, 141, 142, 147, 148, 196–197, 297
Cartier, Marie, 140–142
Cartier, Michele, 39, 140–141, 148, 196–197
Cassano, Sal, 44, 316, 397, 422
CBS News, 351
Cerf, Alexa, 334
Chandler, Will, 212, 342
Cheney, Dick, 83–86, 162, 164–167, 209, 210, 213, 235, 236, 301, 312, 314, 315, 347, 375, 417
Cheney, Lynne, 85
Christophe, Charles, 65, 247, 376, 377, 378, 399, 413–414
Christophe, Gretchen, 377, 378, 399, 413–414
Christophe, Kirsten L., 65, 247, 377, 378, 399, 413–414
CIA (Central Intelligence Agency), 12, 76, 216, 308, 345, 364, 422, 424
Cirri, Robert, 249
Claes, Marcel, 122
Clark, Brian, 116–117
Clark, James, 198
Clarke, Richard, 163, 220, 344
Clarke, Victoria “Torie,” 88, 97–98, 235, 236, 361–363
Claus, Matt, 409
Claus, Tracy, 409
Clayson, Jane, 62
Cleveland Air Route Traffic Control Center, 105, 106, 110, 175, 176, 394
Clifford, Steve, 385
CNN (Cable News Network), 73, 76, 143, 152, 193, 203, 205, 247, 299, 314, 343, 388, 406
Cochran, Johnnie, 220
Cohen, Tania, 334
Cold War, 211, 312, 314
Collins, Liz, 128
Combs, Chris, 178–180, 226, 266–268, 271, 304
Compaq Computers, 17, 262
> Compton, Ann, 213, 214, 217, 306, 346, 366
Conley, Bruce, 34
Cooper, Joseph, 26
Cosgrove, Bill, 183, 184
Cosgrove, Kat, 337–338
Coughlin, Dan, 102
Couric, Katie, 10, 11, 62–63, 73, 400
Cowan, James, 64, 157
Crane, Pete, 33
Creedon, Dan, 90, 134–136
Creedon, Gerry, 102–103
Crisci, John, 351, 355
Crisci, Lenny, 351, 355
Crisci, Millie, 351
Crogg, Scott “Hooter,” 212, 215, 282, 306–308, 344, 346, 368
Crowley, Sean, 147, 148, 158, 160
Crowther, Welles, 116
Culbertson, Frank, 1–2
Cunningham Park, Queens, 289
Curtin, Sean, 238
Custer, Keith, 198–199, 201, 202, 204, 387
D’Agostino, Sal, 114
Dahl, Jason, 105
D’Allara, John, 238, 242
Daly, Jim, 11, 268, 271, 411
Dammann, Andrea, 309, 412
Daniels, Cynthia, 201
Daniels, Sandra Kay, 75
Daschle, Tom, 10, 83, 102, 103, 312–314, 369–371, 400
Davis, Aubrey, 98, 235, 236
Davis, James, 85
Day, Michael, 193–194, 260–262, 381, 389
Daya-Dominguez, Gabriella, 348, 394, 398
Defense, U.S. Department of, 98, 226, 235, 271
Defense Protective Service, 94, 98, 99, 179, 226, 227, 229, 235, 270, 271, 305
Degnon, George, 168
Delendick, John, 69–70, 159, 184, 243–244, 263–264
Delfine, Paul, 110
Dellinger, Bruno, 10, 32–33, 116, 121, 122, 124, 139, 148, 157, 296, 376, 388, 425
Deloitte & Touche, 48
Delta Airlines Flight 1989, 106
DeLuca, Peter, 422
DeMarco, Mark, 352
DeMarco, Quentin, 132
DeMartini, Frank, 46
De Niro, Robert, 247
Deskins, Dawne, 29, 91
Dettloff, Mary, 393, 406
Deutsche Bank, 50, 240, 241, 246
Di Rita, Lawrence, 362
DiDomenico, James, 326
Dillard, Eddie, 8, 73, 92, 376, 377, 412–413, 417, 425
Dillard, Rosemary, 8, 73, 92–93, 376, 377, 412–413, 417, 425
Dobson, James, 149
Doi, Melissa, 117–118
Dolch, Ada, 9, 41, 127–128, 154, 160
Dolch, Wendy, 41
Donahoo, Tracy, 44, 51–52, 155, 158–159, 246, 329, 380, 406–407
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