White House

Events (70)

• November 10-12, 1972: Hijackers Threaten to Crash a Plane into a Nuclear Facility in ‘the Most Chilling Domestic Hijacking in US History’ 1972-11-10
• February 6, 2001: White House Told of New Rise in Terrorist Threats 2001-02-06
• April 19-20, 2001: Bush Warned ‘Bin Laden Planning Multiple Operations’ 2001-04-19
• May 2-3, 2001: Bush Told Bin Laden’s Public Comments Suggest New Attack 2001-05-02
• May 16-17, 2001: US Warned Bin Laden Supporters Are Inside US and Planning an Attack 2001-05-16
• May 23, 2001: White House Told Al-Qaeda May Stage Hijacking or Storm Embassy 2001-05-23
• May 25-26, 2001: Bush Told Bin Laden May Be Hinting about New Attack 2001-05-25
• June 23, 2001: White House Warned ‘Bin Laden Attacks May Be Imminent’ 2001-06-23
• June 25, 2001: White House Warned Multiple Attacks Are Expected within Days 2001-06-25
• June 28, 2001: Clarke Warns Rice That Threat Level Has Reached a Peak 2001-06-28
• June 30, 2001: White House Warned ‘Bin Laden Planning High-Profile Attacks’ 2001-06-30
• July 10, 2001: CIA Director Tenet Briefed about Al-Qaeda; Urgent White House Meeting Results 2001-07-10
• July 10, 2001: CIA Director Gives Urgent Warning to White House of Imminent, Multiple, Simultaneous Al-Qaeda Attacks, Possibly Within US 2001-07-10
• July 11-17, 2001: Rumsfeld and Ashcroft Receive Urgent Al-Qaeda Warning Recently Given to White House 2001-07-11
• July 13, 2001: White House Warned Al-Qaeda Attack Plans Delayed but Not Abandoned 2001-07-13
• 3:20 p.m. September 11, 2001: White House Incorrectly Suspects US Airways Flight from Spain of Being Hijacked 2001-09-11
• September 11, 2001: White House Rejects CIA Idea to Immediately Raid Al-Qaeda Charity Fronts Around the World 2001-09-11
• Shortly After September 11, 2001: US Decides Not to Bomb Drug-Related Targets in Afghanistan 2001-09-11
• (Early Afternoon) September 11, 2001: FAA Sends White House Incorrect Details of Hijacked Planes 2001-09-11
• (After 10:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: CIA Establishes a Secure Line to the White House but Is Prevented from Getting the Latest Information from the NSA over It 2001-09-11
• (10:30 a.m.) September 11, 2001: White House Receives Phone Call in Which Caller Threatens Air Force One 2001-09-11
• (11:00 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Officials Participate in a Teleconference with Other Government Agencies and Discuss Rules of Engagement for Fighters 2001-09-11
• (Between 9:16 a.m. and 9:25 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Washington-Area Conference Call Convened by CIA, but Is of Little Benefit 2001-09-11
• (9:29 a.m.-12:00 p.m.) September 11, 2001: Pentagon Command Center Struggles to Connect FAA to Conference Calls 2001-09-11
• Before 9:37 a.m. September 11, 2001: Government Departments in Washington Not Evacuated Prior to Pentagon Attack 2001-09-11
• (Shortly After 9:37 a.m.) September 11, 2001: Firefighter Tries Unsuccessfully to Call the White House to Request Fighters over New York 2001-09-11
• September 18, 2001: White House Staffers Pressure NBC Not to Broadcast Interview with President Clinton 2001-09-18
• Shortly After October 5, 2001: White House Officials Pressure FBI to Prove Link between Anthrax Attacks and Al-Qaeda 2001-10-05
• October 18, 2001: As Anthrax Fears Mount, Canada Overrides Bayer’s Patent for Cipro; US Does Not 2001-10-18
• February 12, 2002: Ashcroft Calls for ‘Highest State of Alert’ 2002-02-12
• October 18, 2002: White House Spokesman Indicates Pakistan Will Not Be Punished for Helping North Korea Acquire WMDs 2002-10-18
• Shortly Before March 14, 2003: CIA Allegedly Prevents Bush from Mentioning Atta in Prague Claim in Speech 2003-03-14
• 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
• January 19, 2004: White House Opposes 9/11 Commission Extension 2004-01-19
• January 28, 2004: CIA Director Tenet Privately Tells 9/11 Commission about Urgent Pre-9/11 Warning, but His Testimony Is Kept Secret 2004-01-28
• February 5, 2004: White House Reverses Position and Backs 9/11 Commission Extension 2004-02-05
• February 14, 2004: CIA Tells White House that Prisoner Has Recanted Claim Iraq Gave Poison and Gas Training to Al-Qaeda 2004-02-14
• March 30, 2004: White House Makes Deal to Prevent Additional Public 9/11 Hearings for Bush Officials 2004-03-30
• May 11, 2004: White House Gives Top Prisoner Access to Some, Denies Custody to Others 2004-05-11
• June 15, 2004: White House Lobbying Causes 9/11 Commission to Water Down Staff Report 2004-06-15
• September 3, 2004: Report: Israel Maintains ‘Huge, Aggressive’ Spy Operations Inside US 2004-09-03
• April 17, 2006: US Federal Agencies Not Improving the Sharing of Counterterrorism Information 2006-04-17
• September 7, 2007: White House Leak Damages Private Intelligence Operation Against Bin Laden 2007-09-07
• December 19, 2007: White House Wins Correction of New York Times Sub-headline in CIA Tape Destruction Dispute 2007-12-19
• December 19, 2007: Fire Breaks Out in Cheney’s Office 2007-12-19
• March 13, 2011: White House Forces Resignation of State Department Official Who Criticized Whistleblower’s Treatment 2011-03-13
• May 9, 2011: US Releases ‘Pathetic’ Videos of Bin Laden 2011-05-09
• January 13, 2012: Journalists and Activists Sue to Block Indefinite Detention Law 2012-01-13
• May 16, 2012: Federal Judge Temporarily Blocks Indefinite Detention Law 2012-05-16