Lee Hamilton
Events (60)
- October 10-15, 1986: State Department, CIA Officials Lie to Congress about Government Support for Contras 1986-10-10
- January 6-7, 1987: Congress Names Investigative Committees into Iran-Contra; Both Parties Try to Limit Political Damage to Presidency 1987-01-06
- July 31, 1990: State Department Official Confirms US Has No Mutual Defense Treaty with Kuwait 1990-07-31
- April 5, 1997: US Again Not Interested in Sudan’s Al-Qaeda Files 1997-04-05
- (9:34 a.m.-11:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President’s Attempts at Communicating with White House Severely Hindered 2001-09-11
- Before November 27, 2002: Lee Hamilton Considered for Vice Chairmanship of 9/11 Commission, but Republican Ties Count against Him 2002-11-27
- December 11, 2002: Mitchell Resigns from New 9/11 Commission 2002-12-11
- December 16, 2002: Members of 9/11 Commission Have Potential Conflicts of Interest 2002-12-16
- After December 16, 2002: 9/11 Commission Chairman Gives Vice Chairman Additional Power 2002-12-16
- January 26, 2003: Some 9/11 Commission Members Unhappy with Staffing Arrangements, Executive Director Zelikow’s Appointment and Degree of Control 2003-01-26
- January 27, 2003: 9/11 Commission Decides It Will Not Issue Subpoenas 2003-01-27
- January 27, 2003: 9/11 Commission Starts Off with Little Funding 2003-01-27
- Shortly Before January 27, 2003: 9/11 Commission Hires Philip Zelikow as Executive Director Despite His Links to National Security Adviser Rice 2003-01-27
- March 27, 2003: Security Clearance of 9/11 Commission Members Stalled 2003-03-27
- 9:15 a.m. - 9:45 a.m. March 31, 2003: 9/11 Commission Says It Will Not ‘Point Fingers,’ Family Members Are Disappointed 2003-03-31
- September 4-15, 2003: Karl Rove Again Calls 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow 2003-09-04
- September 23, 2003: 9/11 Commission Plays down Extent of Minders’ Effect on Witnesses 2003-09-23
- October 3, 2003: Some Victims’ Relatives Demand Executive Director Zelikow Leave 9/11 Commission or Limit Scope of Involvement 2003-10-03
- October 9, 2003 or Shortly After: 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Recused from Some Aspects of Investigation due to White House Links 2003-10-09
- October 14, 2003: 9/11 Commission Issues First Subpoena, to FAA 2003-10-14
- November 5, 2003: Democratic 9/11 Commissioner Hamilton Makes Last-Ditch Bid to Avert Pentagon Subpoena 2003-11-05
- November 5, 2003-January 2004: 9/11 Commission’s Attempt to Get Access to Detainees Fails 2003-11-05
- November 6, 2003: 9/11 Commission Issues Subpoena to Pentagon 2003-11-06
- November 6, 2003: Despite White House Obstruction, 9/11 Commission Votes Not to Subpoena Presidential Daily Briefs 2003-11-06
- November 7, 2003: 9/11 Commission, White House Strike Deal on Access to Presidential Daily Briefs: Only One Commissioner and One Staffer Will See All of Them 2003-11-07
- March 2, 2004: House Republican Leaders Finally Approve Extension for 9/11 Commission, Some Commissioners Think Cheney Is Behind Delay 2004-03-02
- April 4, 2004: 9/11 Commission Chairman and Vice Chairman Say Attacks Could Have Been Prevented 2004-04-04
- April 8, 2004: Condoleezza Rice Testifies before the 9/11 Commission 2004-04-08
- April 13, 2004: Attorney General Ashcroft Blames ‘Wall’ for 9/11 Failures, but 9/11 Commission Believes He Is Exaggerating 2004-04-13
- April 13-April 29, 2004: Press and Politicians Mount Campaign Against 9/11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick 2004-04-29
- April 29, 2004: President Bush and Vice President Cheney Privately Meet with 9/11 Commission; They Decline to Provide Testimony under Oath 2004-04-29
- May 19, 2004: 9/11 Commission Reaches Self-Confessed ‘Low Point’ in Giuliani Questioning 2004-05-19
- June 15, 2004: White House Lobbying Causes 9/11 Commission to Water Down Staff Report 2004-06-15
- After June 17, 2004: 9/11 Commissioners Unsettled by Cheney’s Media Attack over Lack of Al-Qaeda-Iraq Link; Staff Reviews Evidence Again 2004-06-17
- June-July 17, 2004: Text of 9/11 Commission Report Is Finalized, 12 People Have Vetoes 2004-07-17
- August 12, 2005: 9/11 Commission Heads Says Officer Who Briefed Commission on Able Danger Provided ‘No Documentary Evidence’ 2005-08-12
- September 13, 2005: Revised Version of 9/11’s Commission’s FAA Report Released; Some Material Still Blacked Out 2005-09-13
- August 15, 2006: Former Heads of 9/11 Commission Release Book; Claim Their Commission was ‘Set Up to Fail’ by Bush Administration 2006-08-15
- August 21, 2006: Former 9/11 Co-Chairman Addresses Various ‘Conspiracy Theories’ About 9/11 Attacks 2006-08-21
- September 11, 2006: 9/11 Family Members Ask for a New Investigation 2006-09-11
- December 6, 2006: Iraq Study Group Briefs White House on Recommendations 2006-12-06
- January 2, 2008: Kean and Hamilton Say CIA and White House Obstructed 9/11 Commission over Detainee Videos 2008-01-02
- March 29, 2008: Media Confused over Attorney General Mukasey’s New Claim of Afghan Intercept before 9/11 2008-03-29
- (February 2003): White House Repeatedly Contacts 9/11 Commission Chairman to Discuss Appointment of Commission’s Counsel
- March 2003: Zelikow and 9/11 Commission Consultant Complete Outline of Final Report before Staff Start Writing It
- March 2003-July 2004: White House Has Better Relationship with 9/11 Commission’s Democratic Vice Chairman than Republican Chairman
- May 2003 and Before: 9/11 Commissioner Argues Panel Should Investigate False Claims of Iraq Link to 9/11, but Other Commissioners Not Interested
- June 2003: White House Counsel Gonzales Continues to Stonewall Commission over White House Access
- October 2003: CIA Only Provides 9/11 Commission with ‘Non-Specific’ Information about Detainee Interrogations, Fails to Mention Videotapes
- Late October 2003: 9/11 Commission’s Tour of NEADS Facility Suspended over Discrepancies