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Without precedent, the inside story of the 9/11 Commission, Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, with Benjamin Rhodes

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non fiction

Without precedent

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Thomas H. Kean and Lee H. Hamilton, with Benjamin Rhodes

the inside story of the 9/11 Commission

Kean: September 11, 2001 -- Hamilton: September 11, 2001 -- Set up to fail: approaching an impossible task -- A start-up: setting up on a shoestring -- Cooperate or confront? : what to ask for and how to get it -- Finding the facts: negotiations, subpoenas, and more negotiations -- Getting the story: from field officers to cabinet offices, distant lands to detainees -- Finding a voice: public hearings and time pressure -- The perfect storm: a book, a charge, and an apology -- A remarkable day: Condoleeza Rice in public, Bill Clinton in private -- Becoming a target: the Commission comes together -- The trauma of New York: treading delicately in a wounded city -- The enemy: Al Quaeda, the 9/11 plot, and the question of Iraq -- The story in the sky: conspiracy theories and correcting a record -- Many voices: drafting a report, debating recommendations -- Unanimous: rolling out a report -- Looking back to look forward -- The report card -- 9/11 Commission timeline