Thomas Kean
Events (68)
- (9:34 a.m.-11:45 a.m.) September 11, 2001: President’s Attempts at Communicating with White House Severely Hindered 2001-09-11
- (9:54 a.m.-2:50 p.m.) September 11, 2001: President Bush Has Problems Communicating with Washington while He Is on Air Force One 2001-09-11
- December 14, 2002: Karl Rove Asks Thomas Kean If He Would Consider 9/11 Commission Chairmanship 2002-12-14
- December 16, 2002: Ex-Governor Thomas Kean Replaces Kissinger as Chairman of 9/11 Commission 2002-12-16
- After December 16, 2002: 9/11 Commission Chairman Gives Vice Chairman Additional Power 2002-12-16
- January 27, 2003: 9/11 Commission Decides It Will Not Issue Subpoenas 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 28, 2003: Independence of 9/11 Commission Called Into Question 2003-03-28
- 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
- 9:45 a.m.-10:15 a.m. March 31, 2003: New York Officials Testify to 9/11 Commission, Mayor Tries to ‘Blindside’ Inquiry 2003-03-31
- July 7, 2003: 9/11 Commission Denounces Lack of Cooperation, Chairman Complains about Government ‘Minders’ 2003-07-07
- July 24, 2003: 9/11 Congressional Inquiry Says Almost Every Government Agency Failed 2003-07-24
- 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
- Shortly Before October 26, 2003: 9/11 Commission Chairman Blasts White House over Lack of Access to Presidential Daily Briefs 2003-10-26
- 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 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
- Shortly After December 9, 2003: New 9/11 Commissioner Threatens to Quit over Executive Director Zelikow’s Ties to Rice, but Is Persuaded to Remain 2003-12-09
- December 17-21, 2003: 9/11 Commission Chairman Says 9/11 Attacks Were Preventable 2003-12-17
- December 21, 2003: Fifth Nationwide Orange Alert Is Based on False Information 2003-12-21
- January 22, 2004: CIA Director Tenet’s Memory Losses Alarm 9/11 Commission 2004-01-22
- February 7, 2004: 9/11 Commission Has Private Meeting with National Security Adviser Rice; She Is Not Put under Oath, No Transcript Is Made 2004-02-07
- March 2, 2004: House Republican Leaders Finally Approve Extension for 9/11 Commission, Some Commissioners Think Cheney Is Behind Delay 2004-03-02
- March 21, 2004: Victims’ Relatives Demand that 9/11 Commission Executive Director Zelikow Resign 2004-03-21
- 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 14, 2004: 9/11 Commission Fails to Ask FBI Director Mueller about Pre-9/11 Failings at Public Hearing 2004-04-14
- April 13-April 29, 2004: Press and Politicians Mount Campaign Against 9/11 Commissioner Jamie Gorelick 2004-04-29
- May 19, 2004: 9/11 Commission Reaches Self-Confessed ‘Low Point’ in Giuliani Questioning 2004-05-19
- May 21, 2004: 9/11 Hijacker Associate Is Deported to Yemen; Later Evidence Will Renew Suspicions He Was Involved in 9/11 Plot 2004-05-21
- 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
- July 16, 2004: 9/11 Commission Chairman’s Comments Lead to Flurry of Reporting on Iran, None on Pakistan 2004-07-16
- June-July 17, 2004: Text of 9/11 Commission Report Is Finalized, 12 People Have Vetoes 2004-07-17
- Shortly Before July 22, 2004: Vice President Cheney Demands Changes to 9/11 Commission Report regarding Shootdown Order on 9/11 2004-07-22
- August 1, 2004: FBI Whistleblower Sends Scathing Letter to Chairman of 9/11 Commission 2004-08-01
- 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
- September 14, 2005: Former 9/11 Commission Members Dismiss Able Danger Evidence 2005-09-14
- December 4-5, 2005: Former 9/11 Commission Chairman Says Public Safety Is ‘Not a Priority for the Government Right Now’ 2005-12-04
- January 5, 2006: Neutral Congressional Analysis Questions Legality of NSA Wiretapping Program 2006-01-05
- 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
- January 2, 2008: Kean and Hamilton Say CIA and White House Obstructed 9/11 Commission over Detainee Videos 2008-01-02
- Early 2004: Weldon Fails to Convince 9/11 Commission to Look into Data Mining Programs
- (February 2003): White House Repeatedly Contacts 9/11 Commission Chairman to Discuss Appointment of Commission’s Counsel